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Table 1 Characteristics of patients

From: Anti-proteinase 3 antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody reflects disease activity and predicts the response to steroid therapy in ulcerative colitis

  n = 159
Age, mean ± SD (years) 43.5 ± 17.2
Sex, male/female 80 (50.3%)/79 (49.7%)
BMI, mean ± SD (kg/m2) 22.4 ± 3.5
History of smoking 52 (32.7%)
Current alcohol consumption 41 (25.8%)
Age at onset, mean ± SD (years) 36.6 ± 16.5
Disease duration, median (range), years 4.0 (1.0–11.0)
Initial attack 41 (25.8%)
Type  
Extensive 107 (67.3%)
Left-sided 39 (24.5%)
Proctitis 13 (8.2%)
Frequency of defecation per day, median (range) 5 (3–8)
Bloody stool 95 (59.7%)
CRP, median (range), mg/dL 0.19 (0.05–1.31)
Alb, median (range), g/dL 4.1 (3.7–4.4)
Plt, median (range), × 104/μL 30.0 (24.4–38.4)
Fecal hemoglobin, median (range), ng/mL 1559 (144–5284)
CMV infection 9 (5.7%)
MES, median (range) 2 (1–3)
Matts grade, median (range) 4 (3–5)
  1. SD, standard deviation; BMI, body mass index; CRP, C-reactive protein; Alb, albumin; Plt, platelet; CMV, cytomegalovirus; MES, Mayo Endoscopic Subscore