Prospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2017.
World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2017; 23(27): 4958-4967
Published online Jul 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i27.4958
Table 2 Clinical and demographic patient characteristics n (%)
VariablesTotalAnti-TNF treatment
P value
Non-respondersEver responders
Total121 (100)21 (17)100 (83)NA
Patient demographics
Gender
Female71 (59)15 (71)56 (56)NS
Male50 (41)6 (29)44 (44)
Race
Caucasian112 (93)21 (100)91 (91)NS
African American9 (7)0 (0.0)9 (9)
Socioeconomic status1
1st Quartile24 (20)4 (19)20 (20)NS
2nd Quartile40 (33)6 (29)34 (34)
3rd Quartile29 (24)3 (14)26 (26)
4th Quartile28 (23)8 (38)20 (20)
Montreal classification
Age of onset (A)
A1 - below 16 years old14 (12)1 (5)13 (13)NS
A2 - between 17 and 40 years old90 (74)17 (81)73 (73)
A3 - above 40 years old17 (14)3 (14)14 (14)
Location (L)
L1 - ileal15 (12)1 (5)14 (14)NS
L2 - colonic32 (26)5 (24)27 (27)
L3 - ileocolonic74 (61)15 (71)59 (59)
Location (L4) upper
No upper GI disease118 (98)21 (100)97 (97)NS
L4 - upper GI disease3 (2)0 (0)3 (3)
Behavior (B)
B1 - non-stricturing, non-penetrating36 (30)4 (19)32 (32)0.1
B2 - stricturing45 (37)12 (57)33 (33)
B3 - penetrating40 (33)5 (24)35 (35)
Behavior (p) perianal disease
No perianal disease84 (69)18 (86)66 (66)0.08
p - perianal disease present37 (31)3 (14)34 (34)
Anti-TNF treatment type
Drugs received
Infliximab46 (38)10 (48)36 (36)NS
Adalimumab45 (38)5 (24)40 (40)
Infliximab and Adalimumab229 (24)6 (29)23 (23)
Certolizumab pegol505