Short- and long-term efficacy of endoscopic balloon dilation in Crohn’s disease strictures

Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the study cohort

Clinical characteristics of the study cohort (n = 26)	Data
Gender distribution (n)
Male	11
Female	15
Pediatric/adult patients distribution (n)
Pediatric	3
Adult	23
CD indexes of activity (mean ± SE)
PCDAI (n = 3)	38 ± 7.2
CDAI (n = 23)	365 ± 75
Ongoing medical therapy (n)
Azathioprine	20
Azathioprine + Infliximab	6
Mean age at the time of the CD diagnosis (yr)	22.9 ± 2.8
[mean ± SE (range)]	(2-50)
Mean age at the time of the occurrence of the first stricture (yr)	36.8 ± 3.6
[mean ± SE (range)]	(11-65)

CD: Crohn’s disease; PCDAI: Pediatric Crohn’s disease activity index; CDAI: Crohn’s disease activity index.