Colonic Abnormalities in Manitoban Children with Helicobacter pylori Gastritis

Table 3

Symptoms and laboratory data of patients who underwent colonoscopy.

	Colon changes	No colon changes	value
Symptom
Abdominal pain	12 (54.5%)	3 (20%)	0.2
Bleeding per rectum	3 (13.6%)	2 (13.3%)	0.6
Diarrhea	5 (22.7%)	1 (6.7%)	0.5
Syncope	0	0
Anemia	7 (31.8%)	3 (20%)	0.5
Weight loss	6 (27.3%)	2 (13.3%)	0.6
Unknown	7	8
Laboratory data
Low hemoglobin	8	4	0.8
ESR > 15	5	0
CRP > 8	3	0
Hypoalbuminemia	4	2	0.8
Iron deficient	4	1	0.9