Intestinal Ultrasonography as a Tool for Monitoring Disease Activity in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of patients with UC.

Variables	Total patients (n = 55)
Sex (m/f)	33/22 (60/40)
Age (years)	44.20 ± 17.33
Disease duration average	6.69 ± 6.76
Localization, n (%)
Left-sided	20 (36)
Pancolitis	35 (64)
Disease duration average	6.69 ± 6.76
Laboratory test
Hb (g/L)^a	107.96 ± 3.37
WBC (10^9/L)^b	9.08 (5.00)
Plt (10^9/L)^a	357.89 ± 17.40
Ne (%)^b	6.28 (4.00)
Ly (%)^b	1.75 (0.80)
FCP (μg/g)^b	1337.73 (1066)
D-dimer (mg/L)^b	1.62 (1.72)
Alb (g/L)^a	35.96 ± 1.32
CRP (mg/L)^b	64.81 (86.9)
Pct (ng/L)^b	0.22 (0.17)
SE (mmol/L)^a	53.83 ± 6.17
Fe (μmol/L)^b	6.55 (5.45)
Ferritin (μg/L)^b	255.09 (335.95)

^amean ± SD; ^bmedian (IQR). n, number of patients; Hb, hemoglobin; WBC, white blood cell; Plt, platelet; Ne, neutrophils; Ly, lymphocites; Alb, albumin; Fe, serum iron; Cr, creatinine; SE, sedimentation rate; CRP, C-reactive protein; Pct, procalcitonin.