Table 1

Association between clinical characteristics and Smad3 and NF-κB protein expression

General clinical features		Smad3		P value	NF-κB		P value
General clinical features		+	−	P value	+	−	P value
Gender	M	23	12	0.942	19	16	0.203
Gender	F	14	7	0.942	15	6	0.203
Weeks of gestation	<37	33	17	0.974	31	19	0.570
Weeks of gestation	≥37	4	2	0.974	3	3	0.570
Stenosis	Ileum	15	7	0.855	13	9	0.942
	Ileocecal	4	3		4	3
	Colon	18	9		17	10
NF-κB	+	31	3	0.000
NF-κB	−	6	16	0.000

F, female; M, male; NF-κB, nuclear factor kappa B; Smad3, mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 3.