The Serum S100B Level as a Biomarker of Enteroglial Activation in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis

Table 1

Demographic and laboratory data of patients with ulcerative colitis and controls.

Variables	Patients; (𝑛=35)	Controls; (𝑛=40)	𝑃
Age (years)	44.22±13.34	48.92±9.16	0.077
Gender (male/female)	23 (65.7)/12 (34.3)	19 (47.5)/21 (52.5)	0.786
BMI (kg/m^2)	29±12	33±12	0.001
ESR (mm/h)	30.62±24.54	15.77±11.10	<0.001
CRP (mg/dL)	10.3 (4.8–30.2)	0.45 (0.3–0.97)	<0.001
WBC (10^3/mm^3)	7.80 (6.45–9.36)	7.55 (6.82–9.20)	0.962
Disease duration (years)	3 (1–10)	—	—

Values are expressed as 𝑛 (%), mean ± SD, or median (25th–75th percentiles). BMI; body mass index; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP: C-reactive protein; WBC: white blood cells.