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Table 2 Comparisons of follow-up CT findings between the AA-group, CP-group and CS-group with phlebosclerotic colitis

From: Phlebosclerotic colitis: an analysis of clinical and CT findings in 29 patients with long-term follow-up

	AA-group (n = 10)	CP-group (n = 14)	CS-group (n = 5)	P2	P3
PC calcification scores (mean ± SD)
Initial	23.5 ± 8.4	14.7 ± 0.9	11.8 ± 5.7
Final	NA	25.6 ± 10.1	12.1 ± 5.8	NS	0.010^*
P1		0.001^§	NS
MWT(mm) (mean ± SD)
Initial	10.5 ± 3.4	2.3 ± 1.2	1.6 ± 0.5
Final	NA	5.3 ± 1.4	1.7 ± 0.6	< 0.001*	< 0.001*
P1		0.002^§	NS
PC segments (mean ± SD)
Initial	4.0 ± 0.8	2.4 ± 1.7	2.2 ± 1.1
Final	NA	3.9 ± 1.9	2.2 ± 1.1	NS	NS
P1		0.008^§	NS
Pericolic inflammation positive, n (%)
Initial	10 (100%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Final	NA	2 (14%)	0 (0%)	< 0.001^‡	NS
P1		NS	NS

PC, phlebosclerotic colitis; MWT, maximum colonic wall thickness; initial, initial CT; final, final follow-up CT, NA, not applicable for post-operative CT follow-up of AA-group; NS, not significant
*Mann–Whitney U test, ^‡Chi-square test, ^§Wilcoxon signed rank test
P1: initial CP- vs final CP-group, initial CS- vs final CS-group
P2: initial AA- vs final CP-group
P3: final CP- vs final CS-group

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