Table 1 Comparisons of the clinical and initial CT findings between the AA-group, CP-group and CS-group with phlebosclerotic colitis

Clinical findings

Age (years) (mean ± SD)

58.1 ± 14.5

62.0 ± 7.3

58.0 ± 9.8

NS

Gender, female, n (%)

7 (70%)

11 (76%)

4 (80%)

NS

Diabetes (+), n (%)

1 (10%)

6 (43%)

0 (0%)

NS

Chronic renal failure (+), n (%)

2 (20%)

10 (71%)

1 (20%)

0.011^‡

0.005^‡

NS

NS

Urotract malignancies (+), n (%)

2 (20%)

9 (64%)

1 (20%)

0.017^‡

0.008^‡

NS

NS

Liver cirrhosis (+), n (%)

2 (20%)

9 (64%)

1 (20%)

0.017^‡

0.008^‡

NS

NS

Hepatocellular carcinoma (+), n (%)

2 (20%)

2 (14%)

0 (0%)

NS

Herbal medicine > 5 years (+), n (%)

2 (20%)

3 (21%)

1 (20%)

NS

Follow-up duration (years) (mean ± SD)

7.1 ± 3.3

7.9 ± 4.3

8.2 ± 3.9

NS

Initial CT findings

PC calcification scores (mean ± SD)

23.5 ± 8.4

14.7 ± 10.9

11.8 ± 5.7

0.046^*

NS

NS

NS

MWT(mm) (mean ± SD)

10.5 ± 3.4

2.3 ± 1.2

1.6 ± 0.5

< 0.001^*

< 0.001^§

0.001^§

NS

PC segments (mean ± SD)

4.0 ± 0.8

2.4 ± 1.7

2.2 ± 1.1

0.047^*

0.031^§

0.028^§

NS

Pericolic inflammation (+), n (%)

10 (100%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

< 0.001^‡

< 0.001^‡

< 0.001^‡

NS