The Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Ulcerative Colitis in a Northeast Brazilian Population

Table 2

Clinical characteristics of patients with ulcerative colitis in two reference centers in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil ().

Variables	(%)
Extension according to the Montreal classification
Proctitis	41 (16.2)
Left colitis	108 (42.7)
Extensive colitis	104 (41.1)
Predominant symptoms at diagnosis
Blood in stool	199 (74.8)
Diarrhea	143 (53.8)
Abdominal pain	97 (36.5)
Weight loss	26 (9.8)
Extraintestinal manifestations
Joint	93 (34.8)
Cutaneous	9 (3.4)
Hepatobiliary	6 (2.2)
Eye	2 (0.7)
Need for hospitalization
Yes	117 (43.8)
No	150 (56.2)
Use of azathioprine
Yes	52 (19.5)
No	215 (80.5)
Use of corticosteroids
Yes	167 (62.8)
No	99 (37.2)
Biological therapy
Yes	4 (1.5)
No	263 (98.5)
Colectomy
Yes	9 (3.4)
No	258 (96.6)