An Inverse Correlation of Serum Fibroblast Growth Factor 19 with Abdominal Pain and Inflammatory Markers in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis

Table 1

Bowel symptoms in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC).

Symptoms	Number of patients reporting symptoms (%)		-value
	Nonactive UC	Active UC	Active UC vs. nonactive UC
Number of stools
Median	3	9	0.00003
Max	8	20
Bristol Stool Form Scale (median)	4	7	0.00122
Blood in stool	4 (27%)	14 (88%)	0.0006
Mucus in stool	4 (27%)	12 (75%)	0.00712
Abdominal pain	5 (33%)	10 (63%)	0.104
Abdominal discomfort	8 (53%)	12 (75%)	0.208
Bloating	4 (27%)	6 (38%)	0.519

Mann-Whitney test, test.