a significant trendP < 0.001
Overall, total scores showed a significant trend across the PGA scale, with lower scores corresponding to worst clinical assessment (Mann-Whitney test, P < 0.001; Figure 1A ).
Overall, total scores showed a significant trend across the PGA scale, with lower scores corresponding to worst clinical assessment (Mann-Whitney test, P < 0.001; Figure 1A ).
Social functioning: A positive trend was recorded between age and social functioning scores, overall (Pearson's r = 0.21, P = 0.030), but not in stratified analyses.
In general, patients with CD scored higher in all scales compared to ulcerative colitis group; however the results did not reach statistical significance, not even after adjusting for PGA level (all P values > 0.05).
As shown in Tables 3 , 4 and 5 , across the study population, overall as well as in the sub-group analyses, there was a clear trend for bowel symptoms scores resulting in significantly lower scores for patients in the moderate/mild category compared to those classified in remission.