Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the 310 patients at the time of Crohn’s disease diagnosis.
| Characteristic | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 156 (50.3) |
| Female | 154 (49.7) |
| Age | |
| Less than 16 years (A1) | 33 (10.6) |
| Age between 17 and 40 years (A2) | 177 (57.1) |
| Age more than 40 years (A3) | 100 (32.3) |
| Disease Location | |
| Small Bowel (L1) | 96 (31.2) |
| Colitis (L2) | 102 (33.1) |
| Ileocolonic (L3) | 103 (33.4) |
| Gastroduodenal (L4) | 7 (2.3) |
| Not documented | 2 |
| Disease behavior | |
| Non-Stricturing/Non-Penetrating (B1) | 248 (81.3) |
| Stricturing (B2) | 14 (4.6) |
| Penetrating (B3) | 43 (14.1) |
| Not documented | 5 |
| Perianal Disease prior to or within 90 days of diagnosis | |
| Yes | 51 (16.7) |
| No | 254 (83.3) |
| Smoking history | |
| Current smokers | 98 (32.9) |
| Former smokers | 45 (15.1) |
| Non-smokers | 155 (52.0) |
| Not documented | 12 |
| Family History of IBD | |
| Yes | 43 (14.4) |
| No | 255 (85.6) |
| Not documented | 12 |
| Extra-intestinal manifestation | |
| Yes | 46 (15.1) |
| No | 259 (84.9) |
| Not documented | 5 |