Observational Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2021.
World J Clin Cases. Dec 26, 2021; 9(36): 11285-11299
Published online Dec 26, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i36.11285
Table 2 Clinical characteristics of study patients at baseline, n (%)

Overall (n = 220)
CD (n = 133)
UC (n = 87)
Endoscopic findings (presence and size of ulcers)
Unaffected9 (4)7 (5)2 (2)
Mild (1-5 mm)7 (3)1 (1)6 (7)
Moderate (5-20 mm)54 (25)21 (16)33 (38)
Severe (> 20 mm)41 (19)25 (19)16 (18)
Fibrotic stenosis7 (3)7 (5)0 (0)
Not performed102 (46)72 (54)30 (34)
Ultrasound findings (hyperemia of the bowel wall assessed by color Doppler ultrasound)
Unaffected5 (2)5 (4)-
Mild (2 signal dots/cm2)7 (3)7 (5)-
Moderate 34 (26)-
(3-5 signal dots/cm2)34 (15)
Severe (> 5 signal dots/cm2)22 (10)22 (17)-
Not performed152 (69)65 (49)87 (100)
Previous treatments
Mesalazine97 (44)37 (28)60 (69)
Corticosteroids131 (60)73(55)58 (67)
AZA/6-MP135 (61)82 (62)53 (61)
MTX12 (5)10 (8)2 (2)
Remicade®35 (16)21 (16)14 (16)
Humira®22 (10)15 (11)7 (8)
Concomitant treatments
Mesalazine77 (35)28 (21)49 (56)
Corticosteroids74 (35)37 (28)37 (43)
AZA/6-MP115 (52)67 (50)48 (55)
MTX15 (7)15 (11)0 (0)