Table 1.
Characteristics of Crohn’s disease patients n (%)
| Characteristic | n = 94 |
| Gender | |
| Female | 54 (57) |
| Age at diagnosis (yr) | |
| Median (range) | 31 (9-80) |
| Early onset (< 40 yr) | 61 (64.0) |
| Follow-up (yr) | |
| Median (range) | 7.0 (2.0-34.0) |
| Smoking at diagnosis | 31 (32.0) |
| History of gastroenteritis due to SE | 5 (5.0) |
| Previous appendectomy | 20 (21.0) |
| Disease localization | |
| Ileum | 30 (31.9) |
| Ileocolonic | 29 (30.8) |
| Colon | 32 (31.9) |
| Upper gastrointestinal tract | 3 ( 3.1) |
| Disease behavior | |
| Non-stricturing, non-penetrating | 59 (62.7) |
| Stricturing | 24 (25.5) |
| Penetrating | 15 (15.9) |
| Perianal disease | 23 (24.4) |
| Extraintestinal manifestation | 49 (52.1) |
| Family history of IBD | 14 (14.8) |
SE: Salmonella enterica; IBD: Inflammatory bowel disease.