Research Article
Correlation between Histological Activity and Endoscopic, Clinical, and Serologic Activities in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis
Table 2
Baseline patient characteristics (
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| Number of endoscopies | 102 | Number of biopsies | 154 | Male (%) | 49 (60%) | Age (years, mean ± SD) | 47.5 ± 15.9 | Duration of disease (years) | 5.4 ± 5.4 | Extent of UC (%) | | Proctitis | 18 (22%) | Left-sided colitis | 33 (40%) | Extensive colitis | 31 (38%) | Medication at endoscopy (%) | | 5-ASA | 65 (64%) | Systemic corticosteroids | 27 (26%) | Azathioprine | 24 (24%) | TNF-alpha inhibitor | 7 (7%) |
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SD: standard deviation, UC: ulcerative colitis, 5-ASA: 5-aminosalicylic acid, and TNF: tumor necrosis factor.
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