Table 1. Baseline Characteristics.

From: Leucine-Rich α2 Glycoprotein as a Predictor of Small Bowel Disease Activity in Crohn’s Disease: A Retrospective Study

Characteristic Value All patients (n = 216)
Median age, years (range) 40.5 (10-79)
Sex, females/males, n (%) 47 (21.8) : 169 (78.2)
CDAI, average 104.4 ± 71.7
Montreal classification, n (%)
Age at diagnosis, A1 : A2 : A3 34 (15.7) : 163 (75.5) : 19 (8.8)
Location, L1 : L3 89 (41.2) : 127 (58.8)
Behavior, B1 : B2 : B3 56 (25.9) : 96 (44.4) : 64 (29.6)
mSES-CD, average 3.96 ± 2.80
0-2, n (%) 56 (25.9)
3-4, n (%) 60 (27.8)
5-6, n (%) 60 (27.8)
7-9, n (%) 40 (18.5)
Biomarkers, median (range)
LRG, μg/mL 15.9 (5.8-61.9)
Leukocyte count, /μL 5,020 (2080-14,560)
Neutrophil count, /μL 3,110 (970-12,940)
Hemoglobin, g/dL 13.4 (7.5-16.9)
Platelet count, 10^4/μL 28.1 (3.9-68.4)
CRP, mg/dL 0.14 (0-12.6)
ESR, mm/h 13 (2-99)
Albumin, g/dL 4.0 (1.7-5.0)
Table 2. Diagnostic Accuracy of Biomarkers Based on ROC Curve Analysis for Endoscopic Activity~ROC Analysis~.

From: Leucine-Rich α2 Glycoprotein as a Predictor of Small Bowel Disease Activity in Crohn’s Disease: A Retrospective Study

Biomarker AUC (95% CI) Sensitivity (%, 95% CI) Specificity (%, 95% CI)
LRG (μg/mL) 0.906 (0.863-0.949) 72.1 (64.0-78.9) 93.7(86.2-97.3)
Leukocyte(/μL) 0.503 (0.422-0.584) 59.6 (51.2-67.4) 46.3 (35.7-57.1)
Neutrophil (/μL) 0.620 (0.542-0.698) 11.8 (7.4-18.3) 97.5 (91.3-99.6)
Hemoglobin (g/dL) 0.633 (0.558-0.708) 16.2 (10.9-23.3) 98.8 (93.3-99.9)
Platelet (10^4/μL) 0.594 (0.512-0.675) 8.1 (4.6-13.9) 95.0 (87.8-98.0)
CRP (mg/dL) 0.776 (0.713-0.839) 14.0 (9.1-20.8) 98.8 (93.3-99.9)
ESR (mm/h) 0.679 (0.606-0.753) 6.6 (3.5-12.1) 98.8 (93.3-99.9)
Albumin (g/dL) 0.785 (0.724-0.846) 6.6 (3.5-12.1) 98.8 (93.3-99.9)
CDAI 0.734 (0.668-0.800) 6.6 (3.5-12.1) 98.8 (93.3-99.9)
Table 3. Independent Predictors of Endoscopic Activity.

From: Leucine-Rich α2 Glycoprotein as a Predictor of Small Bowel Disease Activity in Crohn’s Disease: A Retrospective Study

Variable OR (95% CI) p-Value
Age (+1 year) 1.00 (0.97-1.03) 0.834
Female (vs male) 1.27 (0.41-3.92) 0.684
Body Mass Index (+1 kg/m2) 1.07 (0.94-1.22) 0.304
LRG ≥ cutoff value (vs < cutoff value) 36.40 (10.08-131.47) <0.001
Leukocyte (+1,000 /μL) 0.38 (0.21-0.67) 0.001
Neutrophil (+1,000 /μL) 2.91 (1.55-5.46) 0.001
Hemoglobin (+1 g/dL) 1.05 (0.80-1.38) 0.718
Platelet (+10^4/μL) 1.00 (0.94-1.06) 0.992
CRP (+1 mg/dL) 1.35 (0.37-4.94) 0.651
ESR (+1 mm/h) 0.99 (0.95-1.04) 0.813
Albumin (+1 g/dL) 0.94 (0.68-1.30) 0.699
CDAI (+10) 1.12 (1.02-1.23) 0.016
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