Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients included in this study
From: Evaluation of symptomatic small bowel stricture in Crohn’s disease by double-balloon endoscopy
Variable | Characteristic |
|---|---|
Gender, N (female/male) | 41/124 |
Age at diagnosis, years (median, range) | 33 (15–66) |
Disease duration, months (median, range) | 24 (1–240) |
Previous abdominal surgery, N (%) | 41 (24.8) |
Previous intra-abdominal abscess/intestinal fistula, N (%) | 42 (25.5) |
Crohn’s disease phenotype, N(%) | |
L1 (ileal disease) L2 (colonic disease) L3 (ileocolonic disease) L4 B1 (nonpenetrating/stricturing) B2 (stricturing disease) B3 (penetrating disease) P (Perianal disease) | 110 (66.7) 0 (0) 55 (33.3) 42 (25.5) 0 (0) 165 (100) 0 (0) 47 (28.5) |
Hb, g/L (mean ± SD) | 121.16 ± 21.42 |
Alb, g/L (mean ± SD) | 37.24 ± 4.72 |
CRP, mg/L (mean ± SD) | 13.95 ± 7.72 |
CDAI (median, range) | 317 (125–459) |
CDOS, N (low/high score) | 70/95 |