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. 2022 Jun 6:izac118. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izac118

Table 1.

Patient characteristics

CD (n = 50) UC (n = 140) IBD-U (n = 12) Total (N = 202)
Age, y 35 (25-46) 46 (37-56) 47 (43-53) 43 (34-54)
Sex
 Male 33 (66.0) 67 (47.9) 6 (50.0) 106 (52.5)
 Female 17 (34.0) 73 (52.1) 6 (50.0) 96 (47.5)
Smoking status
 Never smoking 36 (72.0) 97 (69.3) 9 (75.0) 142 (70.3)
 Smoking 5 (10.0) 7 (5.0) 3 (25.0) 15 (7.4)
 Given up smoking 9 (18.0) 36 (25.7) 0 (0) 45 (22.3)
Disease course
 ≤2 y 19 (38.0) 39 (27.9) 8 (66.7) 66 (32.7)
 2~5 y (>2 y, ≤5 y) 18 (36.0) 50 (35.7) 3 (25.0) 71 (35.1)
 5~10 y (>5 y, ≤10 y) 6 (12.0) 22 (15.7) 1 (8.3) 29 (14.4)
 >10 y 7 (14.0) 29 (20.7) 0 (0) 36 (17.8)
Drugs
 5-ASA 17 (34.0) 128 (91.4) 10 (83.3) 155 (76.7)
 Mesalazine 10 (20.0) 94 (67.1) 4 (33.3) 108 (53.5)
 Azathioprine 5 (10.0) 4 (2.9) 0 (0) 9 (4.5)
 Thalidomide 1 (2.0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0.5)
 Infliximab 24 (48.0) 7 (5.0) 0 (0) 31 (15.3)
 Adalimumab 4 (8.0) 2 (1.4) 1 (8.3) 7 (3.5)
 Vedolizumab 8 (16.0) 9 (6.4) 1 (8.3) 18 (8.9)
 Ustekinumab 5 (10.0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 5 (2.5)
 Steroids 4 (8.0) 6 (4.3) 0 (0) 10 (5.0)
 Enteral nutrition 10 (20.0) 24 (17.1) 3 (25.0) 37 (18.3)
Disease stage
 Active 5 (10.0) 18 (12.9) 0 (0) 23 (11.4)
 Remission 32 (64.0) 93 (66.4) 6 (50.0) 131 (64.9)
 Unknown 13 (26.0) 29 (20.7) 6 (50.0) 48 (23.8)
Times vaccinated
 1 8 (16.0) 11 (7.9) 1 (8.3) 20 (9.9)
 2 41 (82.0) 124 (88.6) 11 (91.7) 176 (87.1)
 3 1 (2.0) 5 (3.6) 0 (0) 6 (3.0)
AE after vaccination
 Yes 10 (20.0) 21 (15.0) 3 (25.0) 34 (16.8)
 No 40 (80.0) 119 (85.0) 9 (75.0) 168 (83.2)
Which time did AE occur after vaccination?
 D1 9 (90.0) 14 (66.7) 0 (0) 23 (67.6)
 D2 1 (10.0) 7 (33.3) 3 (100.0) 11 (32.4)
 D3 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
How long after vaccination did AE occur?
 <1 d 5 (50.0) 3 (14.3) 0 (0) 8 (23.5)
 2~7 d (>2 d, ≤5 d) 3 (30.0) 10 (47.6) 1 (33.3) 14 (41.2)
 5~14 d (>5 d, ≤14 d) 0 (0) 3 (14.3) 0 (0) 3 (8.8)
 >14 d 1 (10.0) 5 (23.8) 1 (33.3) 7 (20.6)
AE after vaccination
 Headache 0 (0) 2 (9.5) 0 (0) 2 (5.9)
 Fatigue 4 (40.0) 11 (52.4) 3 (100.0) 18 (52.9)
 Fever 5 (50.0) 2 (9.5) 1 (33.3) 8 (23.5)
 Chill 2 (20.0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (5.9)
 Dizzy 2 (20.0) 2 (9.5) 0 (0) 4 (11.8)
 Vomit 2 (20.0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (5.9)
 Local pain of injection 5 (50.0) 7 (33.3) 0 (0) 12 (35.3)
 Limb pain 0 (0) 5 (23.8) 0 (0) 5 (14.7)
 Somnolence 3 (30.0) 3 (14.3) 1 (33.3) 7 (20.6)
 Dyspnea 0 (0) 1 (4.8) 0 (0) 1 (2.9)
 Others 3 (30.0) 10 (47.6) 0 (0) 13 (38.2)
Was there exacerbation of IBD-related symptoms after vaccination?
 Yes 7 (14.0) 21 (15.0) 2 (16.7) 30 (14.9)
 No 43 (86.0) 119 (85.0) 10 (83.3) 172 (85.1)
What IBD-related symptoms were exacerbated after vaccination?
 Abdominal pain 4 (57.1) 9 (42.8) 1 (50.0) 14 (46.7)
 Diarrhea 5 (71.4) 13 (61.9) 1 (50.0) 19 (63.3)
 Hematochezia 0 (0) 15 (71.4) 1 (50.0) 16 (53.3)
 Fever 3 (42.9) 3 (14.3) 0 (0) 6 (20.0)
 Others 2 (28.8) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (6.7)
Did the symptoms require hospitalization?
 Yes 3 (42.9) 4 (19.0) 1 (50.0) 8 (26.7)
 No 4 (57.1) 17 (81.0) 1 (50.0) 22 (73.3)
Were CRP and fecal calprotectin elevated?
 Yes 2 (28.6) 6 (28.6) 0 (0) 8 (26.7)
 No 3 (42.9) 2 (9.5) 1 (50.0) 6 (20.0)
Did endoscopic outcomes worsen after vaccination?
 Yes 2 (28.6) 9 (42.9) 1 (50.0) 12 (40.0)
 No 2 (28.6) 0 (0) 1 (50.0) 3 (10.0)
Did CTE or MRE worsen after vaccination?
 Yes 1 (14.3) 4 (19.0) 0 (0) 5 (16.7)
 No 4 (57.1) 1 (4.8) 1 (50.0) 6 (20.0)

Values are mean (interquartile range) or n (%).

Abbreviations: 5-aminosalicylic acid; AE, adverse event; CD, Crohn's disease; CRP, C-reactive protein; CTE, computed tomography enterography; D, dose; IBD-U, inflammatory bowel disease–unclassified; MRE, magnetic resonance enterography; UC, ulcerative colitis.