Table 1.

Characteristics of Patients

Characteristics	UC (n = 103)	CD (n = 107)
Sex (male/female)	61/42	74/33
Age (yr)	43 (30–59)	38 (26–45)
Duration of disease (mo)	84 (36–141)	104 (33–230)
Disease location
Extensive	55 (53.4)	-
Left-side	37 (35.9)	-
Proctitis	11 (10.7)	-
Ileal	-	13 (12.2)
Ileocolic	-	81 (75.7)
Colic	-	13 (12.2)
Medication
5-ASA	97 (94.2)	104 (97.2)
Topical therapy	44 (42.7)	-
Elemental diet	-	60 (56.1)
Prednisolone	70 (67.9)	47 (43.9)
Thiopurines	65 (63.1)	77 (80.0)
Anti-TNF-α agents	23 (22.3)	67 (62.6)
Calcineurin inhibitors	19 (18.4)	3 (2.8)

Values are presented as median (interquartile range) or number (%).

UC, ulcerative colitis; CD, Crohn’s disease; 5-ASA, 5-aminosalicylate; TNF, tumor necrosis factor.