Enhanced Blood Lymphocytes Apoptosis in Children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Table 2

Comparison of apoptotic indices in ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease patients (in both flare and remission phases) and the controls.

	UC (I); mean (±SD)	CD (II); mean (±SD)	Control (III); mean (±SD)	I versus II; t (P)	I versus III; t (P)	II versus III; t (P)
EAC flare	33.89±8.49	27.71±14.75	2.82±7.02	1.33 (0.013)	11.92 (<0.001)	6.69 (<0.001)
EAC remission	20.83±11.88	17.41±13.59	2.82±7.02	0.64 (0.52)	5.46 (<0.001)	4.03 (<0.001)
LAC and/or NC flare	3.29±2.82	4.09±2.76	0.30±0.45	−0.73 (0.49)	4.89 (<0.001)	6.26 (<0.001)
LAC and/or NC Remission	2.07±2.90	1.09±0.95	0.30±0.45	1.02 (0.31)	2.83 (<0.001)	3.19 (<0.001)

EAC: early apoptotic cells; LAC/NC: late apoptotic/necrotic cells.