Table 1.
Comparison of clinical parameters and laboratory and radiological data between the non-colectomy and colectomy groups.
| Characteristics | Non-Colectomy (87 Patients) |
Colectomy (29 Patients) |
p Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female gender, n (%) | 36 (41%) | 21 (72%) | 0.005 |
| Age, y (median, range) | 43 (16–86) | 55 (24–85) | 0.09 |
| Disease extent, n (%) | |||
| E2: left-sided colitis | 29 (33%) | 9 (31%) | 0.9 |
| E3: extensive colitis | 58 (67%) | 20 (69%) | |
| Duration of disease | |||
| Months (median, range) | 95 (2–504) | 168 (2–516) | 0.29 |
| Previous anti-TNF therapies, n (%) | 13 (15%) | 10 (34%) | 0.029 |
| Smoking habits | |||
| Former, n (%) | 33 (38%) | 9 (31%) | 0.65 |
| Current, n (%) | 12 (14%) | 3 (10%) | 0.76 |
| Steroid dependence | |||
| Yes, n (%) | 30 (34%) | 19 (65%) | 0.04 |
| Partial Mayo Clinic score (mean ± SD) | 6.7 ± 1.03 | 7.3 ± 1.11 | 0.02 |
| Body mass index (BMI) (median, range) |
22.9 (13–32.7) | 22.6 (14.3–28.9) | 0.75 |
| C-reactive protein (CRP), mg/dL, n (%) | 38 (0.1–242) | 84 (9.5–258) | 0.02 |
| Albumin, g/dL (median, range) |
3.2 (1.6–4.5) | 2.8 (1.7–4.3) | 0.04 |
| Hemoglobin, g/dL (median, range) |
11.7 (6.2–16) | 11.2 (6.9–13.9) | 0.17 |
| Colonic dilation at X-ray, cm (median, range) |
3.1 (2.1–6) | 4.6 (3.2–6.9) | 0.02 |