Familial | 58 (25%) | 15 (36%) | NS |
Pure disease/CD (n=46) | 35 | 11 | |
Mixed (n=27) | 23 | 4 | |
Men (%) | 99 (43%) | 20 (48%) | NS |
Median (range) age at diagnosis (y) | 27.5 (9–65) | 26.8 (7–69) | NS |
Median (range) duration (y) | 6.0 (0–46) | 12.3 (0.3–29) | <0.01 |
Medication |
5-ASA | 222 (97%) | 38 (90%) | |
Metronidazole | 144 (63%) | 24 (57%) | NS |
Steroids | 172 (75%) | 31 (74%) | |
Immunosuppressives† | 91 (40%) | 15 (36%) | |
Bowel surgery (%) | 105 (46%) | 28 (67%) | <0.05 |
Indication for surgery |
Emergency | 5 | 3 | |
Complication | 85 | 23 | |
Chronic active disease | 15 | 1 | |
Dysplasia/carcinoma | 0 | 1 | |
Smoking |
No | 73 (32%) | 16 (38%) | |
Ex or casual | 36 (16%) | 7 (17%) | NS |
Yes | 106 (46%) | 17 (40%) | |