TABLE 2.
Age ranges at diagnosis of Crohn’s disease for granuloma-positive and granuloma-negative male and female patients*
|
Age at diagnosis (years)† |
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|---|---|---|---|
| <17 | 17 to 40 | >40 | |
| Group total, n | |||
| Male | 52 | 318 | 79 |
| Female | 62 | 414 | 90 |
| Granuloma-positive, n | |||
| Male | 14 | 75 | 16 |
| Female | 23 | 105 | 14 |
| Granuloma-negative, n | |||
| Male | 38 | 243 | 63 |
| Female | 39 | 309 | 76 |
*Numbers for each patient group included both granuloma-positive (n=247) and granuloma-negative (n=768) patients, with granuloma-negative meaning no granuloma was detected.
†Ages, age ranges at diagnosis of Crohn’s disease based on Montreal schema