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. 2019 Nov 20;8(12):2025. doi: 10.3390/jcm8122025

Table 2.

Detailed characteristics of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

Ulcerative Colitis (UC)
Patients
Visits, Total Samples
n (%)
53
69
Crohn’s Disease (CD)
Patients
Visits, Total Samples
n (%)
97
143
Age diagnosis A1 (<17 years)
A2 (17–40 years)
A3 (>40 years)
2 (4)
36 (68)
15 (28)
A1 (<17 years)
A2 (17–40 years)
A3 (>40 years)
Not documented
13 (13)
68 (70)
14 (14)
2 (2)
Localization E1 (proctitis)
E2 (left-sided colitis)
E3 (pancolitis)
1 (2)
24 (45)
28 (55)
L1 (ileal)
L2 (colonic)
L3 (ileocolonic)
L4* (+ upper GI disease)
L4 (isolated upper GI dis.)
Not documented
35 (36)
15 (16)
44 (45)
27 (28)
1 (1)
2 (2)
Behavior  
 
 
P (perianal disease)
Previous surgery1
 
 
 
9 (17)
1 (2)
B1 (inflammatory)
B2 (stricturing)
B3 (penetrating)
p (perianal disease)
Previous surgery1
54 (55)
24 (24)
20 (20)
39 (40)
31 (32)
Disease duration
years (mean ± SD)
 
9.7 ± 8.2
 
53
 
12.3 ± 10.5
 
95
Smoking status Never
Former
Current
23 (43)
27 (51)
3 (6)
Never
Former
Current
43 (44)
26 (27)
28 (29)
Family history IBD negative
IBD positive
Unknown
39 (74)
11 (21)
3 (6)
IBD negative
IBD positive
Unknown
75 (77)
19 (20)
3 (3)
Clinical activity
Missing: n = 19
Inactive (SCCAI ≤ 2)
Mild (SCCAI 3–5)
Moderate (SCCAI 6–10)
Severe (SCCAI ≥ 11)
28 (44)
19 (30)
15 (23)
2 (3)
Inactive (HBI ≤ 4)
Mild (HBI 5–7)
Moderate (HBI 8–16)
Severe (HBI ≥ 17)
74 (57)
22 (17)
31 (24)
2 (2)
Endoscopic
activity
Not performed:
n = 129
Inactive (Mayo = 0)
Mild (Mayo = 1)
Moderate (Mayo = 2)
Severe (Mayo = 3)
3 (7)
12 (29)
14 (34)
12 (29)
Inactive (SES-CD 0–2)
Mild (SES-CD 3–6)
Moderate (SES-CD 7–15)
Severe (SES-CD ≥ 16)
14 (33)
8 (19)
14 (33)
6 (14)
Medication
Missing: n = 0
5-ASA 2 
Steroids 3 
Steroids (>10 mg 4)
Thiopurins
Methotrexat
Anti-TNF 5
Vedolizumab
Tacrolimus
Antibiotics/Virostatics
Probiotics
63 (92)
27 (39)
13 (19)
19 (28)
1 (1)
21 (30)
0 (0)
2 (3)
3 (4)
1 (1)
5-ASA 2
Steroids 3 
Steroids (>10 mg 4)
Thiopurins
Methotrexat
Anti-TNF
Vedolizumab
Tacrolimus
Antibiotics/Virostatics Probiotics
40 (28)
32 (22)
11 (8)
34 (24)
1 (1)
56 (39)
1 (1)
1 (1)
7 (5)
0 (0)
CRP (mg/dL)
Median (IQR)
≥5 mg/dL
 
2.1 (0.9–6.9)
 
68
25 (37)
 
2.3 (0.7–5.9)
 
140
39 (28)

* patients with L1/ L2 or L3, combined with L4 (upper GI disease), 1 IBD-related surgery without perianal surgery, 2 including topical 5-aminosalicylic acid (ASA), 3 budesonide and topical steroids, 4 prednisolon/prednison equivalent, and 5 tumor necrosis factor (TNF). CRP: C-reactive protein; HBI: Harvey-Bradshaw Index; SCCAI: Simple Clinical Colitis Activity Index; SES-CD: Simple Endoscopic Score for CD.