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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 28, 2009; 15(24): 3055-3059
Published online Jun 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3055
Published online Jun 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3055
Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the study population
| Crohn’s disease | Ulcerative colitis | |
| Number of patients | 104 | 123 |
| Female | 42 (40.4%) | 56 (45.5%) |
| Age (yr) | 36 (13-70) | 45 (15-80) |
| Disease duration (yr) | 4.8 (0.5-24) | 5.5 (0.5-23) |
| Non-smoking | 82 (78.8%) | 90 (73.2%) |
| Severity, n (%) | ||
| Mild | 24 (23.1) | 62 (50.4) |
| Moderate | 51 (49) | 42 (34.1) |
| Severe | 29 (27.9) | 19 (15.5) |
| Disease distribution, n (%) | ||
| Small intestine | 44 (42.3) | |
| Ileum and colon | 17 (16.3) | |
| Colon | 40 (38.5) | |
| Upper digestive tract | 3 (2.9) | |
| Disease distribution (UC), n (%) | ||
| Distal colon | 41 (33.3) | |
| Left side colon | 24 (19.5) | |
| Systemic or pan-colon | 58 (47.2) | |
| History of any intestinal operation | 46 (44.2) | 5 (4.1) |
- Citation: Huang LJ, Zhu Q, Lei M, Cao Q. Current use of immunosuppressive agents in inflammatory bowel disease patients in East China. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(24): 3055-3059
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v15/i24/3055.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.15.3055