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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2014; 20(12): 3327-3334
Published online Mar 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i12.3327
Published online Mar 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i12.3327
Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of the inflammatory bowel disease patients n (%)
| Diagnosis | CD (n = 146) | UC (n = 73) |
| Gender | ||
| Male:female | 61:85 | 30:43 |
| Age at diagnosis | ||
| < 40 (A1):40 (A2) | 111:35 | 38:35 |
| Disease location CD | ||
| Terminal ileum (L1) | 30 (20.5) | |
| Colon (L2) | 42 (28.8) | |
| Ileocolon (L3) | 65 (44.5) | |
| Upper GI (L4) | 9 (6.2) | |
| Disease behavior | ||
| NS/NP (B1) | 53 (36.3) | |
| Stricturing (B2) | 45 (30.8) | |
| Penetrating (B3) | 48 (32.9) | |
| Perianal disease | ||
| Yes:no | 38:108 (26.1) | |
| Disease location UC | ||
| Pancolitis | 38 (52.1) | |
| Non-pancolitis | 35 (47.9) | |
| Disease activity | ||
| Moderate/severe | 28 (19.2) | 15 (20.5) |
| Mild/Remission | 118 (80.8) | 58 (79.5) |
| Surgery because of IBD | ||
| Yes:no | 48:98 (32.9) | 0:73 (0) |
| Chronic steroid use | ||
| Yes:no | 26:120 (17.8) | 10:63 (13.7) |
| Side effects of medication | ||
| Yes:no | 43:103 (29.4) | 18:55 (24.6) |
| Azathioprine | ||
| Yes:no | 138:8 (94.5) | 44:29 (60.3) |
- Citation: Carvalho ATP, Esberard BC, Fróes RSB, Rapozo DCM, Grinman AB, Simão TA, Santos JCVC, Carneiro AJV, Ribeiro-Pinto LF, Souza HSP. Thiopurine-methyltransferase variants in inflammatory bowel disease: Prevalence and toxicity in Brazilian patients. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(12): 3327-3334
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i12/3327.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i12.3327