Research Article

Epidemiology and Clinical Outcomes of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Hospital-Based Study in Central Taiwan

Table 3

Treatment regimens and clinical outcomes of patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

Treatment regimens and outcomesTotal IBD
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CD
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UC
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value

5-ASAs, (%)184 (96.8)75 (93.8)109 (99.1)0.038
Corticosteroids, (%)132 (69.5)64 (80.0)68 (61.8)0.007
Immunomodulators, (%)81 (42.6)51 (63.8)30 (27.3)<0.001
Biologic agents, (%)115 (60.5)68 (85.0)47 (42.7)<0.001
Bowel resection, (%)35 (18.4)31 (38.8)4 (3.6)<0.001
Avascular necrosis of the hips, (%)6 (3.2)3 (3.8)3 (2.7)0.484

Abbreviations: 5-ASAs: 5-aminosalicylic acids; CD: Crohn’s disease; IBD: inflammatory bowel disease; UC: ulcerative colitis.