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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 7, 2007; 13(33): 4489-4492
Published online Sep 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i33.4489

Table 1 Vienna Classification in whites and non-whites patients with Crohn’s disease in Bahia-Brazil, 2006

Vienna Classification	Totaln = 65	Whiten = 21	Non-whitesn = 44	P
Age at diagnosis
A1 (< 40)	45 (69.2)	11 (52.4)	34 (77.3)	P < 0.05
A2 (≥ 40)	20 (30.8)	10 (47.6)	10 (22.7)
Behavior
B1-Nonsticturing,	24 (36.9)	8 (38.1)	16 (36.4)
nonpenetrating
B2-Stricturing	5 (7.7)	2 (9.5)	3 (6.8)
B3-Penetrating	36 (55.4)	11 (52.4)	25 (56.8)	NS^a
Localization^b
L1-Ileum terminal	15 (25.4)	7 (36.8)	8 (20.0)
L2-Colon	14 (23.7)	3 (15.8)	11 (27.5)	NS^c
L3-Ileocolonic	23 (39.0)	8 (42.1)	15 (37.5)
L4-Upper gastrointestinal tract (UGT)	7 (11.9)	1 (5.3)	6 (15.0)	NS^d

NS: no statistically significant difference.

^aComparison between penetrating and non- penetrating;

^bData on 59 patients;

^cComparison between colonic and non-colonic;

^dComparison between UGT and non-UGT.

Citation: Santana GO, Lyra LGC, Santana TCA, Reis LBD, Guedes JC, Toralles MB, Lyra AC. Crohn’s disease in one mixed-race population in Brazil. World J Gastroenterol 2007; 13(33): 4489-4492
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v13/i33/4489.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v13.i33.4489