Absence of change in the gray matter volume of patients with ulcerative colitis in remission: a voxel based morphometry study

Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the two study groups

	*UC patients* *N = 18*	*Controls* *N = 18*	P
*Socio-demographics*
Age (years)	39.06 (±9.64)	36.89 (±11.01)	0.54
Sex (male/female)	10/8	10/8	1
Education (years)	12.56 (±2.17)	14.28 (±4.39)	0.15
*Clinical characteristics*
Duration of illness (years)	10.33 (6.59)
Duration of remission (years)	3.94 (4.65)
Age at diagnosis	28.89 (9.73)
Location	Proctitis/Distal Colitis 11
	Left-sided Colitis 7
	Extensive Colitis 0
Extraintestinal manifestations	None 18
Previous surgery	Previously treated 0
	Never treated 18
Use of biologics	Previously treated 0
	Never treated 18

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