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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 3 Severity criteria in whites and non-whites patients with Crohn’s disease in Bahia-Brazil, 2006

Severity criteria	Totaln = 65	Whitesn = 21	Non-whitesn = 44	P
Treatment with immunossupressors n (%)	28 (43.1)	8 (38.1)	19 (45.5)	NS
Treatment with steroids n (%)	46 (70.8)	13 (61.9)	33 (75)	NS
Hospitalisation in the last year n (%)	19 (29.2)	3 (14.3)	16 (36.4)	NS^a
Surgery fistula n (%)	13 (20.0)	4 (19.0)	9 (20.5)	NS
Partial Colectomy n (%)	13 (20.0)	2 (9.5)	11 (25.0)	NS

NS: no statistically significant difference.

^aalmost reached statistical significance (P = 0.07).

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