Research Article

Usefulness of Endoscopic Indices in Determination of Disease Activity in Patients with Crohn’s Disease

Table 1

Average values for age, body mass, height, BMI, number of daily stools, body temperature, and pulse as well as biochemical laboratory results for the CD patient group and the control group during hospitalization.

Variable [units]CD patient groupControl group
AverageMinimumMaximumSDAverageMinimumMaximumSD

Age [years]34.5518.070.012.9949.3523.082.017.92
Body mass [kg]62.0736.090.013.7370.9242.0110.016.70
Height [cm]169.39147.0187.010.35168.22153.0188.08.39
BMI [kg/m2]21.6012.832.03.4625.0116.043.05.31
Number of stools/24 h4.291.015.03.502.421.012.02.11
Temp. [°C]36.7536.239.00.5436.4836.237.60.30
Pulse [beats/min]77.5260.0100.05.9575.6760.094.04.61
ESR [mm/h]35.103.0138.026.1414.382.083.015.27
CRP [mg/L]31.210.2217.541.494.510.252.98.84
WBC [×103/μL]7.582.721.03.556.423.511.51.85
RBC [×106/μL]4.342.55.70.684.813.412.71.31
Hgb [g/dL]12.476.717.52.0814.0710.417.31.76
Hct [%]37.4822.350.25.5540.8132.149.04.34
Total protein [g/dL]6.955.38.00.657.234.78.60.76
Albumin [g/dL]3.982.25.00.614.652.75.70.51
Na+ [mmol/L]138.87131.0146.02.63139.58131.0146.02.88
K+ [mmol/L]4.292.95.80.484.303.45.80.47
Fe [μg/dL]65.008.0230.049.12115.6732.0243.048.26
TIBC [μg/dL]301.04126.0519.087.56306.6965.0480.076.10
Urea [mg/dL]23.617.096.012.6029.6115.081.013.18
Creatinine [mg/dL]0.770.42.90.320.960.57.50.96

CRP, C-reactive protein; RBC, red blood cells; UC, ulcerative colitis; WBC, white blood cells; TIBC, total iron binding capacity; Hgb, Hemoglobin; Hct, hematocrit; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate.