Assessment of Growth Disturbance in Japanese Children with IBD

Table 1

Profile of children with CD (𝑛=15) and those with UC (𝑛=18) (mean ± SD).

	CD		UC
𝑛(M/F)	15(11/4)		18(8/10)	N.S.
Average age at the initial visit (year)	9.8±5.1		10.9±4.0	N.S.
Period of time until the initial visit (week)	28.3±27.4		10.2±9.7	𝑃<.05
Type	I	1 case	R	3 cases
	IC	7 cases	L	5 cases
	C	7 cases	T	10 cases
Severity	Mean PCDAI		Mild	3 cases
	36.2±20.0		Moderate	9 cases
			Severe	6 cases

Type I: small intestine; Type IC: small intestine/Colon; Type C: colon.
Type R: rectum; Type L: left colon; Type T: total colon.
PCDAI: Pediatric Crohn’s Disease Activity Index [13].
UC severity [14].