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Table 1 Patient baseline characteristics

From: Effectiveness and safety of adalimumab in patients with intestinal Behçet’s disease: a real-world prospective observational study in South Korea

 

N = 50

Male, n (%)

22 (44.0)

Age (years)

47.5 ± 14.8*

Ever smoker, n (%)

14 (28.0)

Disease duration (months)

57.1 ± 55.1*

Extra-intestinal organ system involvement, n (%)**

36 (72.0)

History of tuberculosis, n (%)

2 (4.0)

Concomitant diseases, n (%) ***

36 (72.0)

Concomitant medications, n (%)

46 (92.0)

5-aminosalicylic acids or sulfasalazine

36 (72.0)

Systemic corticosteroids

29 (58.0)

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

10 (20.0)

Immunosuppressants

22 (44.0)

Previous treatment for BD, n (%)

46 (92.0)

5-aminosalicylic acids and sulfasalazine, n (%)

42 (84.0)

Systemic corticosteroids, n (%)

40 (80%)

Immunomodulators, n (%)

 

Azathioprine, n (%)

27 (54.0)

Methotrexate, n (%)

8 (16.0)

Previous biologics treatment, n (%)

10 (20.0)

Infliximab, n (%)

10 (20.0)

  1. *mean ± standard deviation **Oral ulcer (n = 30, 60.0%), genital ulcer (n = 6, 12.0%), ocular lesion (n = 8, 16.0%), skin lesion (n = 13, 26.0%), arthralgia (n = 11, 22.0%), vascular involvement (n = 0, 0%), central nervous system involvement (n = 1, 2.0%), others, (n = 2, 4.0%) ***Hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus, gout, hyperthyroidism, polycystic ovarian diseases, atrial flutter, gastric ulcer, gastroesophageal reflux diseases, osteopenia, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, anemia, thrombocytopenia