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. 2024 Jul 31;7(5):376–383. doi: 10.1093/jcag/gwae020

Table 2.

Disease history of IBD patients that use CAM.

Disease duration n = 193 (%)
 <12 months 1 (1.2)
 1-5 years 18 (9.0)
 6-10 years 45 (23.3)
 11-20 years 71 (36.8)
 >20 years 58 (30.1)
Medical therapy n = 193 (%)
 Steroids (n = 191) 9 (5.0)
 5-ASA derivatives 42 (21.8)
 Azathioprine/methotrexate 9 (5.0)
 Anti-TNF 52 (26.9)
 Newer agents 79 (40.9)
Combination 6 (3.0)
 No advanced therapy 50 (25.9)
Hospitalizations n = 158 (%)
 None 51 (32.3)
 Within past month 1 (1.0)
 Within past 12 months 4 (3.0)
 Within past 5 years 36 (22.8)
 Within past 10 years 66 (41.8)
Surgeries n = 193 (%)
 None 109 (56.5)
 1 63 (32.6)
 2 9 (4.6)
 3 or more 12 (10.8)