| |
Patients in remission (n = 42)
|
Patients in relapse (n = 6)
| |
|---|
| |
Mean (95% CI)
|
Mean (95% CI)
|
p-value*
|
|---|
|
Age
|
51 (46–55)
|
44 (35–52)
|
ns
|
|
SCCAI (score/19)
|
2.3 (1.9-2.7)
|
7.3 (5.3-9.4)
|
<0.0001
|
|
EQ VAS (%)
|
82 (79–86)
|
58 (36–79)
|
0.002
|
|
EQ index value
|
0.90 (0.86-0.93)
|
0.76 (0.63-0.89)
|
0.005
|
|
IBDQ (score 32–224)
|
196 (190–202)
|
140 (98–181)
|
<0.0001
|
|
Energy intake (MJ/d)
|
8.71 (8.11-9.31)
|
8.13 (6.60-9.67)
|
ns
|
|
Carbohydrates (g/d)
|
246 (226–265)
|
247 (198–297)
|
ns
|
|
Protein (g/d)
|
82.0 (75.5-88.4)
|
67.0 (47.9-86.0)
|
ns
|
|
Fat (g/d)
|
77.7 (71.4-83.9)
|
80.9 (61.9-99.9)
|
ns
|
|
Fibre (g/d)
|
15.6 (14.0-17.2)
|
12.9 (10.8-15.1)
|
ns
|
|
Zing (mg/d)
|
11.4 (10.2-12.6)
|
11.1 (5.0-17.2)
|
ns
|
|
Calcium (mg/d)
|
1,059 (949–1,168)
|
1,003 (738–1,269)
|
ns
|
|
Total Fe (mg/d)
|
13.1 (12.0-14.2)
|
9.6 (7.9-11.3)
|
0.006
|
|
Haem Fe (mg/d)
|
0.73 (0.54-0.92)
|
0.41 (0.18-0.64)
|
ns
|
|
Non-haem Fe (mg/d)
|
8.5 (7.7-9.4)
|
5.9 (4.7-7.2)
|
0.007
|
|
Fortificant Fe (mg/d)
|
3.5 (2.7-4.3)
|
3.2 (1.8-4.7)
|
ns
|
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Abbreviations: SCCAI simple colitis clinical activity index, EQ EuroQol EQ-5D-5 L, EQ VAS EuroQuol Visual Analogue Scale score, IBDQ McMaster inflammatory bowel disease questionnaire, MJ megajoules (equals 1000 kilojoules), Fe iron, CI confidence interval. *Mann–Whitney nonparametric test. Statistical significance was considered at p < 0.05. ns, not significant.
