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Table 2 Characteristics of patients with sacroiliitis (YES) vs. without sacroiliitis (NO) at MRE

From: Usefulness of magnetic resonance enterography in detecting signs of sacroiliitis in young patients with inflammatory bowel disease

 

NO

YES

N = 29

N = 5

Characteristics

N

%

N

%

IBD

 UC

1

3.5

1

20

 CD

28

96.5

4

80

Gender

 Male

19

65.5

5

100

 Female

10

34.5

0

0

Mean age at scanning (years)

14.4

N/A

13.7

N/A

Mean disease duration (years)

3.6

N/A

2.9

N/A

ESR > 15 mm/h

16

55.2

4

80

CRP > 0.5 mg/dl

14

48.2

1

20

Therapy at the time of MRE

 IS

11

38

3

60

 IS and biologicals

3

10.3

0

0

 IS and CS

2

6.9

0

0

 Biologicals

4

13.8

2

40

 No therapy

9

31

0

0

  1. CD Crohn’s disease, UC ulcerative colitis, CRP C-reactive protein, CS corticosteroids, IBD inflammatory bowel disease, IS immunosuppressants (methotrexate, azathioprine, 6-MP thalidomide) or amynosalicylate (mesalazine), MRE magnetic resonance enterography, N/A not applicable