Table 1

Demographic, clinical characteristics and immunomodulatory treatments of 575 patients according to H1N1 vaccine group

All patients (N=575)Adjuvanted vaccines (N=499)Non-adjuvanted vaccine (N=76)p Value
Demographic characteristics
Sex0.331
 Male, n (%)263 (46.1)224 (45.3)39 (51.3)
Age (years), mean (SD)40.3 (14.0)40.4 (14.1)40.1 (13.1)0.892
Pregnancy, n (%)6 (1.0)6 (1.2)0 (0)1
Clinical characteristics
IBD phenotype*
 CD, n (%)407 (70.8)348 (69.7)59 (77.6)
 UC, n (%)159 (27.6)142 (28.5)17 (22.4)0.242
 IC, n (%)9 (1.6)9 (1.8)0 (0)
Disease duration (years), median (IQR)8 (4;15)8 (4;15)9.5 (4;16)0.576
Age of diagnosis
 A153 (13.2)46 (13.3)7 (12.0)
 A2277 (69.1)241 (69.4)36 (66.7)0.858
 A371 (17.7)60 (17.3)11 (20.3)
Disease location
 L1118 (30.0)101 (29.4)17 (33.3)
 L299 (25.2)84 (24.5)15 (29.4)0.404
 L3176 (44.8)158 (46.1)18 (35.3)
 L422 (5.5)16 (4.7)6 (11.1)0.099
Disease behaviour
 B1180 (48.0)152 (47.5)28 (50.9)
 B2107 (28.5)91 (28.4)16 (29.1)0.798
 B388 (23.5)77 (24.1)11 (20.0)
p+102 (25.6)95 (27.5)7 (13.0)0.022
Extent of UC
 E115 (10.1)13 (9.7)2 (13.3)
 E253 (35.6)48 (35.8)5 (33.3)0.903
 E381 (54.3)73 (54.5)8 (53.4)
Immunomodulatory treatments
Corticosteroids, n (%)65 (11.3)52 (10.4)13 (17.1)0.086
Azathioprine/6MP, n (%)319 (55.5)274 (54.9)45 (59.2)0.482
Methotrexate, n (%)39 (6.8)36 (7.2)3 (3.9)0.289
Anti-TNF therapies, n (%)280 (48.7)251 (50.3)29 (38.2)0.048
 Infliximab, n (%)171 (29.7)157 (31.5)14 (18.4)0.02
 Adalimumab, n (%)98 (17)84 (16.8)14 (18.4)0.732
 Certolizumab, n (%)11 (1.9)9 (1.8)2 (2.6)0.646
Calcineurin inhibitors, n (%)3 (0.5)3 (0.6)0 (0)1
Others, n (%)13 (2.3)8 (1.6)5 (6.6)0.019
Monotherapy, n (%)240 (41.7)205 (41.1)35 (46.1)0.413
Receipt of additional vaccines
H1N1 booster (2nd injection), n (%)212 (36.9)140 (28.1)72 (94.7)0.001
Seasonal influenza vaccine, n (%)328 (57)291 (58.3)37 (48.7)0.114
Pneumococcal vaccine, n (%)70 (12.2)68 (13.6)2 (2.6)0.006
  • Adjuvanted vaccines are Pandemrix, Focetria and FluvalP. Non-adjuvanted vaccine is Celvapan.

  • * According to Montreal classification.

  • Depicts difference between adjuvanted vaccines and non-adjuvanted vaccine.

  • CD, Crohn's disease; IBD, inflammatory bowel disease; IC, indeterminate colitis; TNF, tumour necrosis factor; UC, ulcerative colitis; 6-MP, 6 mercaptopurine.