Table 4.
Histopathological scoring per section in stricturing (B2) and penetrating (B3) Crohn's disease
| B2, n (%) | B3, n (%) | Pa | |
| Margins | |||
| Inflammation | 0.094 | ||
| 1–2 | 21 (81) | 42 (64) | |
| 3 | 5 (19) | 24 (36) | |
| Fibrosis | 0.233 | ||
| 0 | 3 (10) | 15 (20) | |
| 1 | 26 (90) | 59 (80) | |
| 2 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Total score | 0.061 | ||
| ≤2 | 20 (69) | 30 (43) | |
| 3 | 4 (14) | 18 (26) | |
| 4–5 | 5 (17) | 22 (31) | |
| Inflamed | |||
| Inflammation | 0.005 | ||
| 1–2 | 7 (24) | 3 (4) | |
| 3 | 22 (76) | 71 (96) | |
| Fibrosis | 0.521 | ||
| 0 | 2 (7) | 2 (3) | |
| 1 | 22 (76) | 53 (72) | |
| 2 | 5 (17) | 19 (26) | |
| Total score | 0.008 | ||
| ≤2 | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | |
| 3 | 7 (24) | 5 (7) | |
| 4–5 | 21 (72) | 69 (93) | |
| Most affected | |||
| Inflammation | 0.019 | ||
| 1–2 | 13 (45) | 16 (22) | |
| 3 | 16 (55) | 58 (78) | |
| Fibrosis | 0.774 | ||
| 0 | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | |
| 1 | 26 (90) | 68 (92) | |
| 2 | 3 (10) | 5 (7) | |
| Total score | 0.043 | ||
| ≤2 | 5 (17) | 4 (5) | |
| 3 | 8 (28) | 12 (16) | |
| 4–5 | 16 (55) | 58 (79) |
Inflammation (1–3) and fibrosis (0–2) scoring: Higher scores indicate more severe inflammation and fibrosis, respectively (23).
Bold entries indicate significant P values (P < 0.05).
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χ2 test.