Table 1.
Clinical factors | Younger age Smoking Longer disease duration Early use of corticosteroids Presence of fistulizing perianal CD Previous intestinal resection |
Disease factors | Disease location (rectal, upper GI, jejunal) Disease extent |
Laboratory factors | Low hemoglobin Low albumin High C-reactive protein (CRP) High fecal calprotectin levels |
Endoscopic factors | Presence of deep ulceration |
CD, Crohn’s disease; GI, gastrointestinal.