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Table 1 Demographic features of participants.

From: Milk Fat Globule-Epidermal Growth Factor 8 Is Decreased in Intestinal Epithelium of Ulcerative Colitis Patients and Thereby Causes Increased Apoptosis and Impaired Wound Healing

 

UC

Healthy

 

patients

controls

n

26

26

Sex ratio (M/F)

15/11

14/12

Mean age [years (range)]

47.9 (22–73)

46.5 (25–74)

Extent of colitisa

  

No colitis

0

26

Ulcerative proctitis

3

0

Left-sided colitis

14

0

Pancolitis

7

0

Treatment

  

SASP or 5-ASA only

10

0

SASP/5-ASA + corticosteroids

14

0

Immunosuppressive agents

0

0

None

2

26

  1. ASA, acetylsalicylic acid; SASP sulfasalazine.
  2. aColitis was classified according to the Montreal classification (40): ulcerative proctitis, limited to the rectum; left-sided colitis, distal to the splenic flexure; pancolitis (total colitis), proximal to the splenic flexure.
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