Table 2.
Comparison of symptoms and laboratory findings in Behcet’s disease patients with lower gastrointestinal ulcer(s) and without gastrointestinal lesion n (%)
| BD with lower GI ulcer (n = 20) | BD without GI lesion (n = 96) | P value | |
| Age at diagnosis of intestinal BD (yr) | 34.65 ± 14.59 | 33.63 ± 11.50 | 0.77 |
| Male (%) | 8 (40) | 53 (55.2) | - |
| Duration (mo) | 104.30 ± 125.44 | 88.05 ± 70.13 | 0.58 |
| Systematic signs | |||
| Oral ulcer | 20 (100) | 96 (100) | 1.00 |
| Genital ulcer | 16 (80) | 69 (72) | 0.46 |
| Ocular lesion | 0 (0) | 27 (28) | < 0.01a |
| Skin lesion | 15 (75) | 62 (65) | 0.36 |
| Arthralgia | 3 (15) | 30 (31) | 0.10 |
| Epididymitis | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 0.65 |
| Pathergy test | 4 (20) | 20 (21) | 0.95 |
| Vasculitis | 0 (0) | 2 (2) | 0.52 |
| Central nerve system | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 0.65 |
| Laboratory findings at diagnosis | |||
| CRP (mg/L) | 30.34 ± 30.62 | 12.41 ± 9.18 | 0.02a |
| ESR (mm/h) | 36.75 ± 22.65 | 24.04 ± 23.50 | 0.03a |
| Albumin (g/L) | 38.70 ± 4.00 | 42.71 ± 6.12 | < 0.01a |
| WBC (109/L) | 7.00 ± 2.78 | 7.46 ± 2.69 | 0.49 |
| RBC (1012/L) | 4.13 ± 0.46 | 4.62 ± 0.64 | 0.02a |
| Hemoglobin (g/L) | 117.47 ± 15.11 | 137.81 ± 18.29 | < 0.01a |
| Platelets (109/L) | 249.65 ± 92.49 | 240.54 ± 73.60 | 0.63 |
a
P < 0.05 vs control. BD: Behcet’s disease; CRP: C-reactive protein; ESR: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; WBC: White blood cell count; RBC: Red blood cell count; GI: Gastrointestinal.