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. 2011 Jul 29;11:87. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-11-87

Table 2.

Baseline Characteristics

Characteristic Audit (%) IBD Database (%) P value
Sex (Female) 50 41 0.12
Diagnosis
 Crohn's disease 74 70 0.4
 Ulcerative colitis 23 19 0.4
 Indeterminate colitis 3 11 0.01
Length time since diagnosis (range: years)
 ≤ 5years 64 55 0.12
 ≥6 years 36 45 0.12
Medication exposure (ever)*
 Oral steroids (> 3 months duration) 77
 Antiinflammatory (sulphasalazine/osalazine/mesalazine) 88
 Immunosuppressive (azothioprine or methotrexate) 59
 Biologic therapy (Anti TNF Infliximab) 20

* some patients had multiple medications so percentages may exceed 100%