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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2015; 21(4): 1197-1206
Published online Jan 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i4.1197
Published online Jan 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i4.1197
Table 2 Clinical features of patients with Crohn’s disease at diagnosis according to the Montreal classification6 in Piauí (Brazil), 1988-2012
| Phenotypic elements | n(%) | Female,n(%) | Male,n(%) | |
| Age at diagnosis (A) | A1: ≤ 16 yr old | 8 (8.0) | 2 (25.0) | 6 (75.0) |
| A2: 17-40 yr old | 71 (71.0) | 30 (42.3) | 41 (57.7) | |
| A3: > 40 yr old | 21 (21.0) | 14 (66.7) | 7 (33.3) | |
| Disease location (L) | L1: Terminal ileum | 15 (15.0) | 7 (46.7) | 8 (53.3) |
| L2: Colonic | 36 (36.0) | 17 (47.2) | 19 (52.8) | |
| L3: Ileocolonic | 17 (17.0) | 7 (41.2) | 10 (58.8) | |
| L4: Isolated upper disease | 7 (7.0) | 1 (14.3) | 6 (85.7) | |
| L1, L2 or L3: Concomitant with L4 | 25 (25.0) | 14 (56.0) | 11 (44.0) | |
| Disease behavior (B) | B1: Nonstricturing, nonfistulizingB1 + p (perianal disease modifier) | 69 (69.0)19 (27.0) | 33 (47.8) 7 (36.8) | 36 (52.2)12 (63.2) |
| B2: StricturingB2 + p (perianal disease modifier) | 18 (18.0) 3 (16.7) | 6 (33.3) 2 (66.7) | 12 (66.7) 1 (33.3) | |
| B3: Penetrating1B3 + p (perianal disease modifier) | 13 (13.0) 5 (38.5) | 7 (53.8) 2 (40.0) | 6 (46.2) 3 (60.0) | |
- Citation: Parente JML, Coy CSR, Campelo V, Parente MPPD, Costa LA, Silva RMD, Stephan C, Zeitune JMR. Inflammatory bowel disease in an underdeveloped region of Northeastern Brazil. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(4): 1197-1206
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i4/1197.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i4.1197