Table 1.
Characteristics of patients
| Sixty-four patients | Ninety-one pregnancies (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD |
|
Outcome of pregnancy |
normal birth |
73 (80.2) |
| Age at diagnosis (years) |
23.95±5.56 |
|
premature birth |
2 (2.2) |
| Disease duration (years) |
7.22±6.21 |
|
spontaneous abortion |
8 (8.8) |
| Age at pregnancy (years) |
32.25±4.36 |
|
therapeutic termination |
8 (8.8) |
| Extent of UC n (%) |
|
Receiving treatment for UC |
|
|
| Total colitis |
30 (46.9) |
at the onset of pregnancy |
total (n=80) |
50 (62.5) |
| Left-side colitis |
22 (34.4) |
|
salazosulfapyridine (SASP) |
20 (40) |
| Proctitis |
12 (18.7) |
|
5-aminosalicylic acid |
|
| Clinical course n (%) |
|
|
compound (5-ASA) |
19 (38) |
| Relapsing-remitting type |
53 (82.8) |
|
SASP+prednisolone (PSL) |
5 (10) |
| Cronic continuous type |
6 (9.4) |
|
5-ASA+PSL |
3 (6) |
| Acute fulminating type |
1 (1.6) |
|
5-ASA+azathioprine |
1 (2) |
| First attack type | 4 (6.2) | PSL | 2 (4) |