Table 3.
Comparison of macroscopic and microscopic findings in the upper gastrointestinal tract of pediatric Crohn’s disease patients between Korean cohort and the EUROKIDS registry.
| Korea | EUROKIDS | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 312 | 582 | |
| Upper gastrointestinal macroscopic findings (%) | 0.546652 | ||
| Esophageal involvement | 14 (4.5) | 34 (5.8) | |
| Ulceration | 4 | 12 | |
| Erosion | 11 | 23 | |
| Gastric involvement | 62 (19.9) | 102 (17.5) | |
| Ulceration | 26 | 36 | |
| Erosion | 45 | 71 | |
| Cobble stone | 0 | 1 | |
| Duodenal involvement | 48 (15.4) | 100 (17.2) | |
| Ulceration | 18 | 31 | |
| Erosion | 41 | 72 | |
| Cobble stone | 0 | 2 | |
| Luminal narrowing | 2 | 2 | |
| Number of patients | 312 | 427 | |
| Upper gastrointestinal microscopic findings-granuloma (%) | 0.121849 | ||
| Esophagus | 3 (1.0) | 20 (4.7) | |
| Stomach | 24 (7.7) | 49 (11.5) | |
| Duodenum | 2 (0.6) | 14 (3.3) |