Development of significant disease in a cohort of patients with non-specific enteritis on capsule endoscopy: clinical suspicion and a high base line Lewis score are predictive of Crohn’s disease

Table 2 Study characteristics according to ultimate diagnosis

Diagnosis	Crohn’s disease	NSAID enteritis	Irritable bowel syndrome	Persistent non-specific enteritis	No significant disease
Number	17	12	14	2	43
Mean age (Years)	48 ± 10	64 ± 14^a	42 ± 15	28	52 ± 19
Male gender N (%)	7 (41%)	5 (42%)	3 (21%)^a	2 (100%)	29 (67%)
Lewis score > 135 n (%)	11 (65%)^a	5 (42%)	6 (43%)	1 (50%)	4 (9%)
Proximal disease N (%)	4 (24%)	2 (17%)	3 (21%)	1 (50%)	14 (32%)
Fecal Calprotectin > 50 μg/g N (%)	4 (57%)	2 (100%)	5 (55%)	0	3 (33%)
CRP < 5 mg/L N (%)	5 (36%)	3 (36%)	3 (21%)	0	5 (21%)
Mean Hemoglobin g/dl	14 ± 2.5	12.8 ± 2.3	13.8 ± 1.2	13.8	11.3 ± 2.4

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