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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 21, 2012; 18(47): 6967-6973
Published online Dec 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i47.6967
Published online Dec 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i47.6967
Males1n (%) | Females1 | P value2 | |
Males/females (%males) | 386 (46) | 457 | |
Age (mean, range), yr | 43 (16-87) | 42 (18-87) | 0.138 |
Duration of the disease (mean, range) | 14 (0-48) | 14 (0-54) | 0.168 |
CD/UC/unclassified | 233 (40)/141 (58)/12 (57) | 345/103/9 | < 0.0001 |
Immunosuppressive agents | 265 (45) | 321 | 0.652 |
Thiopurines | 247 (45) | 299 | 0.665 |
Methotrexate | 73 (42) | 103 | 0.203 |
Cyclosporine | 26 (57) | 20 | 0.170 |
Tacrolimus | 0 | 1 | |
Anti-TNF | 101 (42) | 139 | 0.193 |
Infliximab | 93 (41) | 134 | 0.102 |
Adalimumab | 39 (41) | 60 | 0.328 |
Certolizumab | 1 (20) | 4 | 0.401 |
Thiopurines | Thiopurines1,2 | Methotrexate | Methotrexate1,2 | |
Myelosuppression | 33 (6) | 12 (36) | NA | NA |
Hepatotoxicity | 33 (6) | 19 (58) | 10 (6) | 6 (60) |
Pancreatitis | 10 (2) | 2 (20) | NA | NA |
Gastro-intestinal side-effects | 23 (4) | 8 (35) | 10 (6) | 6 (60) |
Arthralgia and/or myalgia | 11 (2) | 5 (45) | 2 (1) | 1 (50) |
Cutaneous side-effects | 10 (2) | 4 (40) | 3 (2) | 3 (100) |
Infectious | 6 (1) | 3 (50) | 2 (1) | 1 (50) |
Others3 | 23 (4) | 7 (30) | 13 (7) | 2 (15) |
Not specified4 | 6 (1) | 3 (50) | 4 (2) | 1 (25) |
Infliximab1 | Infliximab23 | P value2 | Adalimumab | Adalimumab23 | P value2 | |
Allergic reaction | 33 (15) | 7 (21) | 0.045 | 7 (7) | 0 | 0.039 |
Cutaneous SE | 9 (4) | 5 (56) | 0.492 | 3 (3) | 3 (100) | 0.064 |
Neurological SE | 4 (1.8) | 0 | 0.146 | 2 (2) | 0 | 0.512 |
Dyspnoea | 4 (1.8) | 0 | 0.146 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1.00 |
Arthralgia and/or myalgia | 11 (5) | 4 (45) | 1.00 | 3 (3) | 1 (33) | 1.00 |
Injection site reactions4 | NA | NA | 3 (3) | 1 (33) | 1.00 | |
Infectious SE | 0 | 0 | 3 (3) | 1 (33) | 1.00 | |
Malignancy | 16 (0.4) | 16 (100) | 0.41 | 0 | 0 | |
Lupus-like | 1 (0.4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Others5 | 8 (3.5) | 2 (25) | 0.476 | 0 | 0 |
- Citation: Zelinkova Z, Bultman E, Vogelaar L, Bouziane C, Kuipers EJ, van der Woude CJ. Sex-dimorphic adverse drug reactions to immune suppressive agents in inflammatory bowel disease. World J Gastroenterol 2012; 18(47): 6967-6973
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v18/i47/6967.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v18.i47.6967