Research Article
Enrichment of Lactic Acid-Producing Bacteria in the Fecal Microbiota of Patients with Ulcerative Colitis in North India
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of the enrolled population.
| | Ulcerative colitis () | Healthy controls () |
| Age (years) () | | | Males () (%) | 55 (52.38) | 21 (58.33) | Disease duration (years) (median, IQR) | 1 (0.5-4) | | Disease extent () (%) | | | Proctitis | 28 (26.66) | | Left-sided colitis | 57 (54.28) | | Pancolitis | 20 (19.04) | | Disease activity () (%) | | | Active disease | 64 (60.95) | | Remission | 41 (39.04) | | Concomitant therapy () (%) | | | 5-ASA | 105 (100) | | Thiopurines | 49 (46.66) | | Corticosteroids | 66 (62.85) | | Biologics | 9 (8.57) | |
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IQR: interquartile range; 5-ASA: 5-aminosalicylates. A patient can be on combination of two or more therapies. |