Prospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2021.
World J Gastrointest Surg. Feb 27, 2021; 13(2): 187-197
Published online Feb 27, 2021. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v13.i2.187
Table 1 Comparison of clinical and epidemiological characteristics of patient cohorts
Characteristics
Non-IBD patients, n = 17
Patients with CD, n = 3
P value
Female: n (%); Male: n (%)8 (47%); 9 (53%)2 (66%); 1 (33%)> 0.9999 (NS)
BMI (kg/m2), median (IQR), range26 (21-30); Range: 20-3823 (20h28); Range: 20-280.5632 (NS)
Age (yr), median (IQR), range45 (39-52.2); Range: 32-7634 (25-52); Range: 25-520.3114 (NS)
Smokers: n (%); Pack years; median (IQR), range4 (24%)1; 0 (0-12.5)2; Range: 0-301 (33%); 0.25 (0-10); Range: 0-100.3333 (NS); 0.7911 (NS)
Years from fistula onset until fistulodesis median (IQR), range1 (0-2); Range: 0-123 (2-7); Range: 2-70.0386
Previous fistula operations median (IQR), range1 (1-3); Range: 0-104 (2-8); Range: 2-80.1219 (NS)
IBD-Q score at screening median (IQR), range167.5 (144.5-199.3)3; Range: 110.5-217215.5 (213-218)4; Range: 213-2180.0333
PDAI at screening median (IQR), range6 (5-8); Range: 3-1415 (4-7); Range: 4-70.4334 (NS)
HBI at screening median (IQR), rangeNot determined0 (0-2); Range: 0-2
Pre-operative local pain median (IQR), range1 (1-2.8); Range: 0-1012 (1-5); Range: 1-50.4964 (NS)
Pre-operative secretions median (IQR), range4 (3-5); Range: 0-514 (4-5); Range: 4-50.8720 (NS)
Distance outer lumen to dentate line (cm) median (IQR), range2 (1.4-3.1); Range: 1-411 (1-2); Range: 1-20.1714 (NS)
Distance inner lumen to dentate line (cm) median (IQR), range0 (0-0.5); Range: 0-210.5 (0-1.5); Range: 0-1.50.3842 (NS)
Length of fistula tract (cm) median (IQR), range3.8 (2.7-4.9); Range: 1.5-612.5 (2-5); Range: 2-50.5549 (NS)
Sphincter involvement (%) mean (IQR), range50 (40-68.3); Range: 25-80155 (20-90); Range: 20-90> 0.9999 (NS)
Fistula closure 24 wk after fistulodesis; n (%)5 (26%)52 (66%)0.3333 (NS)