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. 2019 Feb 22;25(8):1428–1441. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izy403

TABLE 3.

Medications in CD Patients According to Nutritional Status

Medication All CD Children, No. (%) All CD Adults, No. (%)
Undernutrition Undernutrition
No (n = 151) Yes (n = 28) No (n = 233) Yes (n = 41)
Biologicals or steroids 65 (43.0) 22 (78.6)c 133 (57.1) 22 (53.7)a
 Biologicals 6 (4.0) 1 (3.6) 35 (15.0) 1 (2.4)
 Steroids+immunomodulators 38 (25.2) 14 (50.0) 52 (22.3) 10 (24.4)
 Steroids only 4 (2.7) 0 (0) 7 (3.0) 3 (7.3)
 Biologicals+steroids 17 (11.3) 7 (25.0) 39 (16.7) 8 (19.5)
Medication Male CD Children, No. (%) Male CD Adults, No. (%)
Undernutrition Undernutrition
No (n = 92) Yes (n = 13) No (n = 119) Yes (n = 22)
Biologicals or steroids 42 (45.6) 9 (69.2) 61 (51.2) 14 (63.6)
 Biologicals 4 (4.3) 1 (7.7) 15 (12.6) 0 (0)
 Steroids+immunomodulators 25 (27.2) 4 (30.8) 21 (17.6) 8 (36.4)
 Steroids only 3 (3.3) 0 (0) 5 (4.2) 1 (4.5)
 Biologicals+steroids 10 (10.9) 4 (30.8) 20 (16.8) 5 (22.7)
Medication Female CD Children, No. (%) Female CD Adults, No. (%)
Undernutrition Undernutrition
No (n = 59) Yes (n = 15) No (n = 112) Yes (n = 21)
Biologicals or steroids 23 (39.0) 13 (86.7) 72 (64.3) 8 (38.1)b
 Biologicals 2 (3.4) 0 (0) 20 (17.9) 1 (4.8)
 Steroids+immunomodulators 13 (22.0) 10 (66.7)a 31 (27.7) 2 (9.5)b
 Steroids only 1 (1.7) 0 (0) 2 (1.8) 2 (9.5)
 Biologicals+steroids 7 (11.9) 3 (20.0) 19 (17.0) 3 (14.3)

Prevalence of CD patients on steroids and/or biological treatments according to their nutritional status.

a P < 0.05, bP < 0.01 vs children.

c P < 0.0008 vs well-nourished.