Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the studied group.
| Week 0 | Total Population (n = 48) |
|---|---|
| Male | 27 (56.00%) |
| Age at diagnosis, years | From 3 to 16 years (median = 11.98; IQR = 4.78) |
| Age at week 0, years | From 4 to 17 years (median = 13.43; IQR = 4.00) |
| Patients with a new diagnosis of the disease | 23 (48.00%) |
| Duration of disease before initiation of nutritional therapy in the group with subsequent exacerbation (N =), years | From 3 months to 7 years (median = 1.21; IGR = 2.35) |
| Severity of clinical symptoms of disease (baseline PCDAI score): | |
| Clinical remission (0.00–7.50) M | 17 (35.42%) |
| Mild (10.00–27.50) | 27 (56.25%) |
| Average (30.00–40.00) | 3 (6.25%) |
| No data | 1 (2.08%) |
| Nutritional status (BMI kg/m2): | |
| Underweight = BMI 3–15 pp | 7 (14.58%) |
| Malnutrition = BMI < 3 pp | 6 (12.50%) |
| Total underweight + malnutrition | 13 (27.08%) |
PCDAI—pediatric Crohn’s disease activity index; pp—percentile; IQR—interquartile range.