01 March 2022: Clinical Research
Body Composition Changes and Related Factors in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis: A Retrospective Single-Center Study in China
Rongyu Wang ABCDEFG , Xueli Ding A , Zibin Tian A , Xue Jing ADG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.933942
Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e933942
Table 2 Modified Truelove and Witts’ disease severity classification of UC.
| Severity | Definition | |
|---|---|---|
| S0 | Clinical remission | Asymptomatic |
| S1 | Mild UC | Passage of 4 or fewer stools/day (with or without blood), absence of any systemic illness, and normal inflammatory markers (ESR) |
| S2 | Moderate UC | Passage of more than 4 stools per day but with minimal signs of systemic toxicity |
| S3 | Severe UC | Passage of at least 6 bloody stools daily, pulse rate of at least 90 beats per minute, temperature of at least 37.5°C, hemoglobin of less than 10.5 g/100 ml, and ESR of at least 30 mm/h |
| ESR – erythrocyte sedimentation rate. | ||