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. 2019 Jun 21;6(1):e000309. doi: 10.1136/bmjgast-2019-000309

Table 4.

Need for treatment dependant on current smoking status

Immunomodulator ever exposed Immunomodulator non-exposed Anti-TNF ever exposed Anti-TNF non-exposure IBD-related surgery No IBD-related surgery
Never smoker 122 (56 %) 96 (44%) 76 (35%) 142 (65%) 55 (25%) 163 (75%)
Current cigarette smoker 48 (70%) 21 (30%) 34 (49%) 35 (51%) 30 (43%) 39 (57%)
Compared with never smokers P=0.049 P=0.034
Current e-cigarette 12 (80%) 3 (20%) 6 (40%) 9 (60%) 6 (40%) 9 (60%)
Compared with never smokers P=0.10 P=0.78 P=0.23

IBD, inflammatory bowel disease; TNF, tumour necrosis factor.