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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2009; 15(29): 3643-3648
Published online Aug 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3643
Table 1 Clinical characteristics of study subjects n (%)
CD (n = 105)UC (n = 59)
Sex (Male/female)50/5517/42
Age average36.0737.89
Age (Min/max)23/6025/74
Familial forms9 (8.57)4 (6.77)
Surgical history11 (10.47)4 (6.77)
Activity of the disease (n)In remission (75)In remission (46)
Moderated (18)Moderated (13)
Severe (12)Severe (0)
Location of lesion, (n)Ileum (27)Distal (21)
Colon (24)Left-sided colitis (26)
Ileocolon (54)Pancolitis (12)
Forms, n (%)Stenosing, 43 (40.95)
Fistula, 37 (35.23)
Extra-intestinal manifestation31 (29.53)5 (8.47)
Evolution, n (%)Favorable, 89 (84.16)Favorable, 58 (98.30)
Cortico dependency, 12 (11.42)Cortico dependency, 1 (1.69)
Cortico-resistance, 2 (1.92)Cortico-resistance, 0
Unfavourable, 2 (1.92)Unfavourable, 0
Production of pANCA4328
Production of ASCA229
Treatments5-ASA, 32 (30.47)5-ASA, 58 (98.30)