Research Article

LncRNA LUCAT1 as a Plasma Biomarker for Assessing Disease Activity in Adult Patients with Crohn’s Disease

Table 2

Clinical characteristics of Crohn’s disease and healthy control.

Crohn’s diseaseHealthy control
Clinical activeClinical remissionEndoscopic activeEndoscopic remission

Number ()9078483065
Age (years, median (min, max))35.9 (15-82)36.7 (15-78)36.5 (15-68)40.5 (25-60)30.9 (22-62)
Gender (M/F) ()44/4641/3725/2318/1235/30
Disease duration (months, median (min, max))120(12-372)98(12-360)108(11-273)132(13-360)
Current therapy ()
 5-Aminosalicylates44542620
 Immunosuppressants30381215
 Biologics68613722
 Nutritional therapy171092
Disease location
 L143202210
 L22216116
 L325421514
 L40000
Disease behaviors
 B144282513
 B233381612
 B3131275
ESR (mm/h, median (min, max))31.1 (7-110)8 (2-22)29 (2-110)9.25 (2-22)NA
CRP (mg/L, median (min, max))44.5 (8.1-155.1)8.5 (0.23-31.1)33.7 (0.7-129)9.1 (0.2-30.7)NA
PLT ((×109/L, median (min, max))286.5 (78.2-535)191.8 (112-392)271.7 (78.2-535)199.5 (112-331)NA
FC ((μg/g, median (min, max))132.3 (39.8-323.2)32.3 (8.7-52.2)100.7 (10.7-323.2)33.4 (13.2-58.2)NA
CDAI (median (min, max))223.5 (1533.5-424.2)69.0 (45.3-141.8)208.8 (54.8-424.2)71.2 (43.3-96.7)NA

CD: Crohn’s disease; CDAI: clinical disease activity index; CRP: C-reactive protein; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; FC: fecal calprotectin; PLT: platelet; F: female; M: male; NA: not available; min: minimum; max: maximum; L1: ileal; L2: colonic; L3: ileocolonic; L4: upper; B1: nonstricturing, nonpenetrating; B2: stricturing; B3: penetrating.