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. 2020 Jul 24;2(3):otaa039. doi: 10.1093/crocol/otaa039

Table 1.

Comparison of Clinical and Demographic Characteristics of 468 Patients With an IPAA in a Multicenter Cohort, Evaluated by a History of Pouch-Related Disorder

No Pouchitis (n = 86) Acute Pouchitis (n = 94) Chronic Pouchitis (n = 96) CD of the Pouch (n = 192)
Median IQR Median IQR P vs No Pouchitis Median IQR P vs No Pouchitis Median IQR P vs No Pouchitis
Age at baseline visit 36 27–52 41 32–50 0.141 46 33–57 0.024 41 32–51 0.083
Age at colectomy 31 24–44 32 21–43 0.377 34 26–48 0.260 28 22–41 0.024
Duration between colectomy and baseline visit 2 0.4–5 7 3–12 <0.001 7 3–14 <0.001 10 4–17 <0.001
Modified Pouchitis Disease Activity Index at enrollmenta 1 0–2 3 2–4 <0.001 3 1–4 <0.001 3 1–5 <0.001
n % n % n % n %
Female sex 38 45 42 45 0.997 45 47 0.770 108 58 0.046
Race 0.015 0.067 0.589
 White 74 87 91 97 91 95 167 89
 Non-white 11 13 3 3 5 5 20 11
Colonic dysplasia at the time of colectomy 15 19 8 9 0.070 10 11 0.171 7 4 <0.001
Technique used in IPAAb 0.584 0.630 0.531
 Hand-sewn 9 19 7 15 12 29 19 23
 Stapled 39 81 41 85 41 77 62 77
Any history of smoking cigarettes 17 21 32 31 1.000 31 33 0.597 65 35 0.459
History of extraintestinal manifestationc 16 19 23 25 0.340 28 29 0.097 74 39 0.001
History of primary sclerosing cholangitis 8 10 3 3 0.076 12 13 0.512 7 4 0.054

IQR, interquartile range.

aThree hundred two patients had available data for all components of the modified pouchitis disease activity index at the enrollment visit.

bData regarding type of anastomosis available for 236 patients.

cExtraintestinal manifestation defined as ankylosing spondylitis, arthritis (small or large joints), episcleritis/scleritis, erythema nodosum, oral ulcers, pyoderma gangrenosum, sacroiliitis, or uveitis/iritis.