Clinical Study
Clinical Study of the Relation between Mucosal Healing and
Long-Term Outcomes in Ulcerative Colitis
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of patients.
| No. of patients | 38 | Sex | | Male | 18 (47%) | Female | 20 (53%) | Age at disease onset (range) | 38.8 ± 13.0 years (16–73) | Disease duration (range) | 15.8 ± 9.0 years (1–37) | Disease type | | Flare-ups and remission | 37 (97%) | Initial attacks | 1 (2%) | Lesion extent at disease onset | | Pancolitis | 11 (29%) | Left-sided colitis | 11 (29%) | Proctitis | 11 (29%) | Unknown | 5 (13%) | History of treatment in hospital | | Yes | 13 (34%) | No | 25 (66%) | Drug therapy at colonoscopy | | Present | 36 (95%) | 5-Aminosalicylic acid | 34 (94%) | Immunomodulators | 1 (3%) | Local therapy | 7 (19%) | None | 2 (5%) |
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