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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients with Crohn’s disease and the control group

From: Faecal calprotectin is the biomarker that best distinguishes remission from different degrees of endoscopic activity in Crohn’s disease

 

Endoscopic Remission

n = 27

Mild activity

n = 21

Moderate to severe activity

n = 32

P value

Gender:

 Male

11 (40.7%)

15 (71.4%)

16 (50.0%)

 

 Female

16 (59.3%)

6 (28.6%)

16 (50.0%)

 

 Age (P 25–75)

40,0 (29.0–50.0)

41 (23.5–50.0)

32,5 (24–36.8)

0.102*

Montreal Classification

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 

Age at diagnosis

 A1 (≤16 years)

3 (11.1)

1 (4.8)

4 (12.5)

0.149**

 A2 (17–40)

16 (59.3)

15 (71.4)

25 (78.1)

 

 A3 (>40 years)

8 (29.6)

5 (23.8)

3 (9.4)

 

Disease Phenotype

 B1

5 (18.5)

4 (19.0)

11 (34.4)

 

 B1p

5 (18.5)

6 (28.6)

9 (28.1)

 

 B2

8 (29.7)

5 (23.8)

9 (28.1)

0.342**

 B2p

2 (7.4)

1 (4.8)

1 (3.1)

 

 B3

5 (18.5)

4 (19.0)

0 (0)

 

 B3p

2 (7.4)

1 (4.8)

2 (6.3)

 

Location of disease

 L1

10 (37.0)

8 (38.1)

7 (21.9)

 

 L2

4 (14.8)

4 (19.0)

8 (25.0)

 

 L3

11 (40.8)

8 (38.1)

17 (53.1)

0.628**

 L1+ L4

2 (7.4)

1 (4.8)

0 (0)

 

Medication

 5-ASA

14 (51.9)

12 (57.1)

14 (43.8)

 

 Thiopurine

19 (70.3)

14 (66.7)

20 (62.5)

 

 Anti-TNF

6 (22.2)

0 (0)

11 (34.4)

 

 Antibiotics

4 (14.8)

9 (42.9)

2 (6.3)

 

 Prednisone

9 (33.3)

7 (33.3)

19 (59.4)

 

 Methotrexate

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (3.1)

 

 Tacrolimus

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (3.1)

 
  1. P25: 25thpercentile; P75: 75thpercentile; Significant p value: p < 0.05. *Kruskal-Wallis Test; **Fisher Exact Test. Age at diagnosis: A1: below 16 years of age; A2: between 17 and 40 years of age; A3: above 40 years of age. Location: L1: ileum; L2: colon; L3: ileocolonic; L4: upper gastrointestinal tract. Behaviour: B1: inflammatory; B2: stenosing; B3: penetrating; p = perianal; Anti-TNF (infliximab, adalimumab); Antibiotics (metronidazole, ciprofloxacin)