Table 1 Disease activity index (DAI) score

From: Combined defects in epithelial and immunoregulatory factors exacerbate the pathogenesis of inflammation: mucin 2-interleukin 10-deficient mice

Score

% Weight lossa

Stool consistency

Blood loss

Appearance

0

None

Normal droppings

None

Lively/normal

1

0–25

Loose droppings

Hemoccult-positive

Hunched

2

25–50

Diarrhea

Gross bleeding

Starey coat

3

>50

  

Lethargic

  1. aCriteria were obtained by pooling all data and calculating quartiles. The percentage weight loss was calculated by comparing the weight of the mice to their corresponding wild-type littermates.
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