Statistically significant elevation in ESR, CRP, FC, IL-8, IL-1β, IL-17A, IL-6, white blood cell (WBC) count, mid-size leucocyte number, neutrophil%, neutrophil number, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and platelet number were observed in patients with IBD compared to controls. This evidence concerns the gene CXCL8 and inflammatory bowel disease.