Brief Article
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 14, 2010; 16(14): 1753-1758
Published online Apr 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i14.1753
Table 1 Demographics and clinical features of patients with CD (mean ± SD) n (%)
Childhood-onset CD (n = 110)Adult-onset CD (n = 364)
Sex (male/female)60/50178/186
Age of diagnosis (yr)11.5 ± 4.828.99 ± 14.22
Family history in first-degree relative8 (7.27)12 (3.29)
Smoking habit
Never146 (40.11)
Ex-smoker32 (8.79)
Current186 (51.10)
Localization of disease
Ileitis21 (19.09)121 (33.24)
Colitis29 (26.36)38 (10.50)
Ileocolitis48 (43.64)187 (51.38)
Upper gastroenteric12 (10.91)18 (4.94)
Disease features
Inflammatory78 (70.91)223 (61.26)
Stricturing20 (18.18)99 (27.20)
Fistulizing12 (10.91)42 (11.54)
Extraintestinal manifestations21 (19.09)58 (15.93)