Observational Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 14, 2019; 25(38): 5862-5882
Published online Oct 14, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i38.5862
Table 6 Treatment for inflammatory bowel diseases at baseline and changes during the previous 3 years
CD
UC
TotalModerate to severe activityNo or mild activityP valueTotalModerate to severe activityNo or mild activityP value
n26411814614336107
IBD treatment at baseline
Treated patients251 (95.1)111 (94.1)140 (95.9)129 (90.2)32 (88.9)97 (90.7)
IBD medicines/pt, median [range]22.0 [1-7]]2.0 [1.6]2.0 [1-7]2.0 [1-6]3 [1-6]2 [1-5]
Main IBD therapy3
5-ASA compounds39 (15.5)20 (18.0)19 (13.6)100 (77.5)27 (84.4)73 (75.3)
Biologic therapy189 (75.3)79 (71.2)110 (78.6)41 (31.8)11 (34.4)30 (30.9)
Immunosup-pressants178 (70.9)80 (72.1)98 (70.0)63 (48.8)17 (53.1)46 (47.4)
Any corticosteroid30 (12.0)17 (15.3)14 (10.0)26 (20.2)13 (40.6)13 (13.4)
Any antibiotic14 (5.6)11 (9.9)3 (2.1)7 (5.4)5 (15.6)2 (2.1)
Changes to IBD treatment
Treatment changes /pt, median [range]21 [0-23]1 [0-23]1 [0-9]0.5262 [0-15]1 [0-15]2 [0-10]0.226
At least one change on IBD treatment2186 (70.7)81 (69.2)105 (71.9)0.6341111 (77.6)24 (66.7)87 (81.3)0.0681
Type of change2
Ongoing or beginning437 (35.6)190 (31.6)247 (39.5)265 (36.1)75 (38.7)190 (35.2)
Dose change256 (20.9)128 (21.3)128 (20.4)189 (25.7)39 (20.1)150 (27.8)
Discontinued534 (43.5)283 (47.1)251 (40.1)280 (38.1)80 (41.2)200 (37.0)
Dose change by main IBD therapy14671751283197
5-ASA compounds19 (13.0)5 (7.0)14 (18.7)89 (69.5)20 (64.5)69 (71.1)
Biologic therapy53 (36.3)27 (38.0)26 (34.7)12 (9.4)5 (16.1)7 (7.2)
Immunosup-pressants74 (50.7)39 (54.9)35 (46.7)27 (21.1)6 (19.4)21 (21.6)
Discontinua-tion by main IBD therapy2261231031283692
5-ASA compounds64 (28.3)33 (26.8)31 (30.1)82 (64.1)20 (55.6)62 (67.4)
Biologic therapy72 (31.9)44 (35.8)28 (27.2)11 (8.6)8 (22.2)3 (3.3)
Immunosup-pressants90 (39.8)46 (37.4)44 (42.7)35 (27.3)8 (22.2)27 (29.3)
Reason for dose change of biologics [frequency ≥ 5%]4
Adverse reaction0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)2 (16.7)2 (40.0)0 (0.0)
Patient decision/ad-herence1 (1.9)1 (3.7)0 (0.0)2 (16.7)0 (0.0)2 (28.6)
Poor effectiveness22 (41.5)12 (44.4)10 (38.5)3 (25.0)1 (20.0)2 (28.6)
Remission5 (9.4)2 (7.4)3 (11.5)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
Serum level of biologic drug2 (3.8)1 (3.7)1 (3.8)3 (25.0)1 (20.0)2 (28.6)
Reason for discontinua-tion of biol-ogics [frequency ≥ 5%]
Adverse reaction21 (29.2)13 (29.5)8 (28.6)3 (27.5)2 (25.0)1 (33.3)
Contraindica-tion6 (8.3)5 (11.4)1 (3.6)1 (9.1)0 (0.0)1 (33.3)
Patient decision/ad-herence5 (6.9)4 (9.1)1 (3.6)2 (18.2)1 (12.5)1 (33.3)
Poor effectiveness6 (8.3)2 (4.5)4 (14.3)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)

  • Citation: Parra RS, Chebli JM, Amarante HM, Flores C, Parente JM, Ramos O, Fernandes M, Rocha JJ, Feitosa MR, Feres O, Scotton AS, Nones RB, Lima MM, Zaltman C, Goncalves CD, Guimaraes IM, Santana GO, Sassaki LY, Hossne RS, Bafutto M, Junior RL, Faria MA, Miszputen SJ, Gomes TN, Catapani WR, Faria AA, Souza SC, Caratin RF, Senra JT, Ferrari ML. Quality of life, work productivity impairment and healthcare resources in inflammatory bowel diseases in Brazil. World J Gastroenterol 2019; 25(38): 5862-5882
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  • DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v25.i38.5862