Research Article

Correlation between Serological Biomarkers and Disease Activity in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Table 2

Demography and basic laboratory values of ulcerative colitis patients.

VariablesUC without CDI, inactiveUC without CDI, active valueUC with CDI value

Total number (%)18 (24.7)37 (50.7)18 (24.7)
Epidemiology
 Age (years), median (range)43.0 (25–58)43.0 (18–73)0.58041.0 (24–69)0.823
 Male gender (%)8 (44.4)21 (56.8)0.39113 (72.2)0.091
 BMI (kg/m2) (SD)21.1 (3.0)20.1 (2.3)0.17121.7 (3.6)0.625
Laboratory examination
 WBC (109/L) (SD)8.6 (3.9)8.7 (4.2)0.92311.6 (11.6)0.294
 Neutrophil (109/L) (SD)6.0 (3.5)6.2 (4.0)0.8196.3 (1.8)0.788
 Lymphocyte (109/L) (SD)1.8 (0.7)1.4 (0.6)0.0401.6 (0.6)0.404
 Monocyte (109/L) (SD)0.6 (0.3)0.9 (0.5)0.0230.9 (0.6)0.157
 NLR3.8 (3.09)5.5 (6.2)0.2734.2 (1.3)0.622
 LMR3.5 (1.7)2.2 (1.6)0.0112.5 (1.3)0.057
 NMR10.0 (4.4)8.3 (5.3)0.2559.8 (4.8)0.868
 Hemoglobin (g/L) (SD)12.1 (2.0)11.5 (2.5)0.41612.5 (2.9)0.679
 CRP (mg/dl) (SD)12.2 (29.0)34.2 (40.3)0.04337.1 (39.0)0.037
 ESR (mm/h) (SD)18.2 (30.4)23.3 (21.0)0.46518.8 (17.5)0.942
 Albumin (g/L) (SD)37.3 (5.2)33.6 (7.1)0.05435.7 (6.0)0.401
 Fibrinogen (g/L) (SD)3.2 (1.1)3.8 (1.7)0.1704.0 (1.0)0.035

UC, ulcerative colitis; CDI, Clostridium difficile infection; SD, standard deviation; BMI, body mass index; WBC, white blood cells; NLR, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; LMR, lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio; NMR, neutrophil-to-monocyte ratio; CRP, C-reactive protein; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate.