Clinical Research
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2003.
World J Gastroenterol. Oct 15, 2003; 9(10): 2300-2307
Published online Oct 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i10.2300
Table 8 Joint manifestations in IBD according to location and disease behaviour
Total n (%)Axial arthritis n (%)Type-1 arthritis n (%)Type-2 arthritis n (%)
LocationUlcerative colitis
Proctitis (n = 117)5 (4.3)*1 (0.9)2 (1.8)1 (0.9)
Left sided colitis (n = 304)14 (4.6)4 (1.3)5 (1.6)5 (1.6)
Pancolitis (n = 198)33 (16.7)*15 (7.6)10 (5.0)7 (3.5)
LocationCrohn’s disease
L1 (n = 60)11 (18.3)5 (8.3)4 (6.7)2 (3.3)
L2 (n = 81)17 (21.0)7 (8.6)10 (12.3)3 (3.7)
L3 (n = 113)29 (25.7)14 (12.4)15 (13.3)3 (2.7)
Behaviour
B1 (n = 87)13 (14.9)8 (9.2)5 (5.7)2 (2.3)
B2 (n = 62)16 (25.8)8 (12.9)6 (9.7)3 (4.8)
B3 (n = 105)28 (27.6)10 (9.5)18 (17.1)3 (2.9)