Table 3.
Pediatric patients2-4 | Adult patients6 | |||
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Indication | Studies | N | Combined % (95% CI) | Pooled rate % (95% CI) |
OGIB + IDA | 11 | 2/144 | 1.4 | 1.2 (0.9-1.6) |
CD | 12 | 13/596 | 2.2 | 2.6 (1.6-3.9) |
Polyposis | 9 | 1/81 | 1.2 | 2.1 (0.7-4.3) |
Overall | 16 | 22/1,013 | 2.3 (1.5-3.4) | 1.4 (1.2-1.6) |
Reproduced from Cohen S.15
CD=Crohn’s disease; CI=confidence interval; IDA=iron-deficiency anemia; OGIB=obscure gastrointestinal bleeding.