Reactivity against microsatellite instability-induced frameshift mutations in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Table 1 Patients' characteristics and co-medication n (%)

Patients’ characteristics (n = 75)	Value
Diagnosis
CD	41 (54.7)
UC	34 (45.3)
Mean age in years (range)	44.6 (20-80)
Mean duration of disease in years (range)	11 (1-37)
Location of disease (CD)
Small bowel	11/41 (26.8)
Colon	6/41 (14.6)
Small bowel + colon	24/41 (58.6)
Location of disease (UC)
Pancolitis	17/34 (50.0)
Left colon	14/34 (41.2)
Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis	3/34 (8.8)
Co-medication
Prednisolone	67/75 (89.3)
Anti-TNF-α-Antibody	18/75 (24.0)
Tacrolimus	12/75 (16.0)
MTX	9/75 (12.0)
Mean time of azathioprine therapy in months (range)	50 (4-152)

UC: Ulcerative colitis; CD: Crohn’s disease.