Disease Activity Score of Talstad and Gjone for Ulcerative Colitis

bowel movements per day

0 to 2

0

3 to 5

1

6 to 10

2

> 10

3

body temperature

< 38°C

0

38 to 39°C

1

> 39°C

2

heart rate

<= 100 beats per minute

0

> 100 beats per minute (tachycardia)

2

body weight

< 5 kg weight loss

0

5 to 10 kg weight loss

1

> 10 kg weight loss

2

changes in colon on X-ray

normal

0

mild

1

moderate

2

severe

3

toxic megacolon

4

proctoscopy

normal

0

mild to moderate

1

severe

2

ESR

< 10 mm/h

0

10 to 30 mm/h

1

> 30 mm/h

2

hemoglobin

> 11.8 g/dL

0

10 to 11.8 g/dL

1

< 10 g/dL

2

white blood cell count

<= 10,000 per µL

0

> 10,000 per µL

2

platelet count

<= 400,000 per µL

0

> 400,000 per µL

2

total protein

>= 6.5 g/dL

0

5.5 to 6.4 g/dL

1

< 5.5 g/dL

2

serum albumin

>= 3.3 g/dL

0

2.5 to 3.2 g/dL

1

< 2.5 g/dL

2

serum iron

>= 70 µg/dL

0

50 to 69 µg/dL

1

< 50 µg/dL

2

TIBC

>= 270 µg/dL

0

200 to 269 µg/dL

1

< 200 µg/dL

2

Schilling test

normal

0

defective vitamin B12 absorption

2

folic acid

>= 3.0 ng/mL

0

< 3.0 ng/dL

1