Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients
| n = 21 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | n | (%) |
| Sex | ||
| Female/Male | 7/14 | (33/67) |
| Median age (at inclusion) | ||
| 28 years (17–63) | ||
| Median disease duration | ||
| 3 years (0–11 years) | ||
| Smoking (at inclusion) | ||
| Never | 12 | (57) |
| Past | 6 | (29) |
| Present | 3 | (14) |
| Disease behavior | ||
| Inflammatory | 2 | (10) |
| Stricturing | 14 | (67) |
| Perforating | 5 | (24) |
| Therapy at time of resection | ||
| No medication | 4 | (19) |
| 5-ASAa | 7 | (33) |
| Corticosteroids | 13 | (62) |
| Thiopurines | 10 | (48) |
| Anti-TNFb | 1 | (5) |
| Therapy at time of colonoscopy | ||
| No medication | 8 | (38) |
| 5-ASA | 8 | (38) |
| Corticosteroids | 2 | (10) |
| Thiopurines | 6 | (29) |
a5-aminosalicylic acid
bAnti- tumor necrosis factor