Table 2.
Group | Total No | 12 weeks Response | 12 weeks Remission | 24 weeks Response | 24 weeks Remission | ||||
No | % | No | % | No | % | No | % | ||
Sex | |||||||||
Male | 12 | 9 | 75.00 | 8 | 66.67 | 10 | 83.33 | 8 | 66.67 |
Female | 17 | 13 | 76.47 | 11 | 64.71 | 13 | 76.47 | 13 | 76.47 |
p value | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.683 | |||||
Patient age | |||||||||
<32 y | 14 | 12 | 85.71 | 11 | 78.57 | 12 | 85.71 | 11 | 78.57 |
⩾32 y | 15 | 10 | 66.67 | 8 | 53.33 | 11 | 73.33 | 10 | 66.67 |
p value | 0.390 | 0.245 | 0.651 | 0.682 | |||||
Disease duration | |||||||||
<3.9 years | 14 | 12 | 85.71 | 11 | 78.57 | 12 | 85.71 | 12 | 85.71 |
⩾3.9 y | 15 | 10 | 66.67 | 8 | 53.33 | 11 | 73.33 | 9 | 60.00 |
p value | 0.390 | 0.245 | 0.651 | 0.215 | |||||
Current smoking status | |||||||||
Non-smoker | 20 | 15 | 75.00 | 13 | 65.00 | 16 | 80.00 | 15 | 75.00 |
Smoker | 9 | 7 | 77.78 | 6 | 66.67 | 7 | 77.78 | 6 | 66.67 |
p value | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.675 | |||||
Disease location | |||||||||
Small bowel only | 14 | 11 | 78.57 | 10 | 71.43 | 11 | 78.57 | 10 | 71.43 |
Small bowel and colon | 8 | 5 | 62.50 | 5 | 62.50 | 6 | 75.00 | 6 | 75.00 |
Colon only | 7 | 6 | 85.71 | 4 | 57.14 | 6 | 85.71 | 5 | 71.43 |
p value | 0.547 | 0.792 | 0.874 | 0.982 | |||||
Ileal resection | |||||||||
Resection | 5 | 2 | 40.00 | 2 | 40.00 | 2 | 40.00 | 2 | 40.00 |
No resection | 24 | 20 | 83.33 | 17 | 70.83 | 21 | 87.50 | 19 | 79.17 |
p value | 0.075 | 0.306 | 0.046 | 0.112 | |||||
Use of immuosuppressives* | |||||||||
Not using | 15 | 9 | 60.00 | 9 | 60.00 | 9 | 60.00 | 9 | 60.00 |
Currently using | 14 | 13 | 92.86 | 10 | 71.43 | 14 | 100.00 | 12 | 85.71 |
p value | 0.080 | 0.700 | 0.017 | 0.215 |
*Immunosuppressives = corticosteroids, azathioprine, or 6-mercaptopurine.