Research Article

Clinical Value of Detecting Fecal Calprotectin by Using Colloidal Gold Assay in Screening or Diagnosing Crohn’s Disease

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of patients with CD and the control group.

CD patients ()Gastrointestinal dysfunction group
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Healthy individuals
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Age in years

Male (%)40 (67.8%)57 (75%)62 (69.7%)

Montreal classificationCD (location)
L1 (ileum): 5 (8.5%)
L2 (colon): 5 (8.5%)
L3 (ileocolon): 43 (72.9%)
L3 + L4 (upper gastrointestinal): 4 (6.7%)
L1 + L4: 2 (3.4%)
CD (behavior)
B1 (inflammatory): 24 (40.7%)
B2 (stricturing): 30 (50.8%)
B3 (fistulating): 5 (8.5%)

FCP (μg/g)>60 (μg/g): 46 (78.0%)>60 (μg/g): 8 (10.5%)>60 (μg/g): 1 (1.1%)
15-60 (μg/g): 12 (20.3%)15-60 (μg/g): 14 (18.4%)15-60 (μg/g): 13 (14.6%)
<15 (μg/g): 1 (1.7%)<15(μg/g): 54 (71.1%)<15 (μg/g): 75 (84.3%)

Note: the age shown is .