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Table 2.

Characteristics of ED encounters that included APCT

Characteristics	2001–2003 (n=169)	2007–2009 (n=482)	p-value

Female gender (%)	53.2	52.1	.86

Median age (range), years	37.1 (18.5–83.1)	34.9 (18.3–84.8)	.13

% Caucasian	61.5	64.5	.66

Triage complaint abdominal pain (%)	78.1	75.3	.44

Admission rate (%)	72.8	78.2	.17

Home medications (%)
Aminosalicyates	57.4	35.1	.0001
Steroids	34.9	25.8	.06
Immunomodulators	22.5	14.3	.06
Biologics	6.5	19.5	.003
Antibiotics	11.2	8.5	.39
Narcotics	40.2	28.5	.03