Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of subgroups of Crohn’s disease patients with and without dyspepsia
From: Dyspeptic symptoms and delayed gastric emptying of solids in patients with inactive Crohn’s disease
Crohn’s disease without dyspepsia (n=11) | Crohn’s disease with dyspepsia (n=15) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age in years (mean ± s.e.m) | 41.7 ± 3.5 | 44.1 ± 3.1 | 0.60 |
Weigh in Kg (mean ± s.e.m) | 67.0 ± 4.2 | 60.5 ± 2.8 | 0.27 |
Gender (number of women and %) | 5 (45.5%) | 9 (60.0%) | 0.36 |
Age at presentation (number < 40 years and %) | 10 (91%) | 9 (60.0%) | 0.09 |
Patients with Colitis (number and %) | 8 (72.7%) | 9 (60.0%) | 0.40 |
Patients with obstructive behavior (number and %) | 8 (72.7%) | 7 (46.7%) | 0.17 |
Patients with previous abdominal surgery (number and %) | 5 (45,5%) | 5 (33.4%) | 0.41 |
Patients with Helicobacter pylori (number and %) | 6 (54.5%) | 5 (33.4%) | 0.22 |
5-ASA (number and %) | 5 (45.5%) | 11 (73.4%) | 0.15 |
Azathioprine / 6-MP (number and %) | 9 (81.8%) | 6 (40.0%) | 0.04* |
CDAI scores (mean ± s.e.m) | 36.6 ± 6.1 | 54.5 ± 9.7 | 0.25 |