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Table 1 Demographic data and clinical characteristics of the IBD patients

From: Serum procalcitonin levels associate with Clostridioides difficile infection in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Characteristics

UC (n = 111)

CD (n = 9)

Flare (n = 85)

Remission (n = 26)

Flare (n = 5)

Remission (n = 4)

Gender

 Female

50 (58.8)

14 (53.8)

3 (60)

0

 Male

35 (41.2)

12 (46.2)

2 (40)

4 (100)

Age

 1–20

4 (4.7)

5 (19.2)

0

0

 21–30

28 (32.9)

11 (42.3)

1 (20)

3 (75)

 31–40

21 (24.7)

3 (11.5)

1 (20)

0

 41–50

18 (21.2)

2 (7.7)

2 (40)

0

 51–60

5 (5.9)

4 (15.4)

0

1 (25)

 61–70

5 (5.9)

1 (3.9)

1 (20)

0

 71–80

4 (4.7)

0

0

0

Extent of disease

 Pancolitis

7 (8.2)

3 (11.5)

0

0

 Extensive colitis

4 (4.7)

0

0

0

 Left-sided colitis

10 (11.8)

2 (7.7)

0

0

 Proctitis

55 (64.7)

12 (46.2)

0

0

 Backwash ileitis

13 (15.3)

5 (19.2)

0

0

 Crohn colitis

0

0

1 (20)

4 (100)

 Crohn ileitis

0

0

4 (80)

0

Consistency of stool

 Watery

51 (60)

6 (23.1)

4 (80)

2 (50)

 Loosed

34 (40)

20 (76.9)

1 (20)

2 (50)

 Bloody

39 (45.9)

0

2 (40)

1 (25)

Clinical manifestation

 Anorexia

14 (16.5)

3 (11.5)

0

1 (25)

 Abdominal tenderness

22 (25.9)

4 (15.4)

3 (60)

2 (50)

 Nausea and vomiting

23 (27.1)

9 (34.6)

3 (60)

2 (50)

  1. IBD inflammatory bowel disease, UC Ulcerative colitis, CD Crohn’s disease