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. 2016 Apr 27;14(2):139–145. doi: 10.5217/ir.2016.14.2.139

Table 1. Characteristics of Pregnant Patients With IBD Included in the Study.

Variable Bio- IM- a (n=31) Bio onlyb (n=24) IM onlyc (n=7) Bio and IMd (n=10) P-valuee
UC/UC+CD 26/31 (83.9) 0/24 (0) 3/7 (42.9) 4/10 (40.0) <0.001
Age 30.0 30.9 30.7 31.9 0.269
Duration of disease (median) (yr) 7.0 6.0 5.0 11.5 0.426
Smoking 0/31 (0) 4/24 (16.7) 2/7 (28.6) 1/10 (10.0) 0.022
Drinking 0/31 (0) 2/24 (8.3) 0/7 (0) 0/10 (0) 0.406

Values are presented as n (%).

aPregnancies received neither anti-TNF or thiopurine therapy.

bPregnancies received anti-TNF therapy only.

cPregnancies received thiopurine therapy only.

dPregnancies received both anti-TNF and thiopurine therapy.

eFisher's exact method for categorical variables and Kruskal Wallis test for continuous variables.

Bio, biologics; IM, immunomodulator.