Table 5.
12 months | 24 months | p-value | |
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Height Z-score* | −0.61 ± 0.97 | −0.51 ± 0.98 | < 0.001 |
BMI Z-score | −0.13 ± 1.06 | −0.19 ± 1.00 | 0.27 |
Pediatric Crohn's Disease Activity Index | 5 (3 - 15) | 5 (0 - 13) | 0.05 |
Inactive (≤ 10), n (%) | 72 (69) | 74 (72) | 0.28 |
Mild (11-30), n (%) | 26 (25) | 29 (28) | |
Moderate/Severe (>30), n (%) | 6 (6) | 1 (1) | |
Laboratory Parameters | |||
Serum 25(OH) vitamin D, ng/mL | 34.2 ± 11.8 | 37.7 ± 15.6 | 0.01 |
Serum 25(OH) vitamin D < 20 ng/mL, n (%) | 7 (7) | 8 (8) | 0.71 |
Serum albumin, g/dL | 4.3 ± 0.5 | 4.3 ± 0.4 | 0.89 |
Hematocrit, % | 37.9 ± 3.5 | 38.9 ± 3.8 | < 0.001 |
Medications | |||
Systemic steroids at the visit, n (%) | 6 (6) | 5 (5) | 0.71 |
Systemic steroids anytime during interval, n (%) | 14 (13) | -- | |
Biologics at the visit, n (%) | 45 (43) | 48 (46) | 0.32 |
Biologics anytime during the interval, n (%) | 50 (48) | -- |
Data are presented as mean ± SD, n (%), or median (range)
Height Z-score data limited to those < 18 years of age at the 12 month visit.