Observational Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2016.
World J Gastroenterol. Sep 28, 2016; 22(36): 8219-8225
Published online Sep 28, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i36.8219
Table 2 Disease and treatment characteristics n (%)
CharacteristicsValue
Diagnosis
CD776 (58.6)
UC496 (37.5)
IBD-U48 (3.6)
Unknown4 (0.3)
Age at diagnosisMean 25 yr
Median 24 yr
Duration of diseaseMean 8.5 yr
Median 7 yr
Hospital admissions
Yes923 (69.3)
No401 (30.3)
Median 2 admissions
Bowel resection surgery
Yes437 (32.3)
No897 (67.7)
Median 2 resections
5-ASA medication
Current615 (46.4)
Previous521 (39.4)
Never188 (14.2)
Corticosteroids
Current175 (13.2)
Previous948 (71.6)
Never201 (15.2)
Immunomodulators
Current597 (45.1)
Previous368 (27.7)
Never359 (27.2)
Anti-TNF agents
Current280 (21.1)
Previous196 (14.8)
Never848 (64.1)