Role of Salmonella enterica exposure in Chilean Crohn's disease patients

Table 1 Characteristics of Crohn’s disease patients n (%)

Characteristic	n = 94
Gender
Female	54 (57)
Age at diagnosis (yr)
Median (range)	31 (9-80)
Early onset (< 40 yr)	61 (64.0)
Follow-up (yr)
Median (range)	7.0 (2.0-34.0)
Smoking at diagnosis	31 (32.0)
History of gastroenteritis due to SE	5 (5.0)
Previous appendectomy	20 (21.0)
Disease localization
Ileum	30 (31.9)
Ileocolonic	29 (30.8)
Colon	32 (31.9)
Upper gastrointestinal tract	3 ( 3.1)
Disease behavior
Non-stricturing, non-penetrating	59 (62.7)
Stricturing	24 (25.5)
Penetrating	15 (15.9)
Perianal disease	23 (24.4)
Extraintestinal manifestation	49 (52.1)
Family history of IBD	14 (14.8)

SE: Salmonella enterica; IBD: Inflammatory bowel disease.