ABSTRACT
Context Data from Asian populations about gender-related differences in Crohn’s disease are few. Objectives This study was to analyze the clinical characteristics between women and men affected by Crohn’s disease. Methods This was a retrospective cohort study to analyze consecutive Crohn’s disease patients from Jan 2000 to Dec 2012. Clinical and phenotypic characteristics and treatment outcomes were evaluated. Results 79 patients (55 male and two of them with positive family history) were diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. Ileocolonic disease and inflammatory lesion was the most dominant site of involvement and disease behavior respectively in both men and women. Apart from higher frequency of nausea (45.83 vs 23.64%, P 0.024) and lower body mass index (19.44 vs 22.03 kg/m2, P 0.003) reported in women, no significant gender-related differences in clinical characteristics were observed. Women were more associated with delay use of immunosuppressive therapy (12 vs 36 months, P = 0.028), particularly for those aged less than 40 years old (85 vs 62.6%, P = 0.023). Cox proportional hazard regression analysis revealed that active smoking (HR, 4.679; 95% CI, 1.03-21.18) and delayed use of immunosuppressive therapy (HR, 4.13; 95% CI, 1.01-16.88) were only independent risk factors associated with increased risk of complications. Conclusions There were no significant gender-specific differences in clinical and phenotypic characteristics between male and female Crohn’s disease patients. Smoking history and delay use of immunosuppressive therapy were associated with higher risk of complications. .
Contexto Os dados de populações asiáticas sobre as diferenças de gênero em doença de Crohn são poucos. Objetivos Este estudo analisou as características clínicas entre mulheres e homens afetados pela doença de Crohn. Métodos Estudo ininterrupto de coorte retrospectivo para analisar pacientes com doença de Crohn a partir de janeiro de 2000 a dezembro de 2012. Foram avaliadas as características clínicas e fenotípicas e os resultados do tratamento. Resultados Foram diagnosticados 79 pacientes (55 do sexo masculino, sendo 2 deles com história familiar positiva). A lesão inflamatória e a localização ileocolônica foram a apresentação mais comum para ambos os sexos. Além da alta frequência de náusea (45,83% vs 23,64%, P = 0,024) e baixo índice de massa corporal (19,44 vs 22,03 kg/m2, P = 0,003) relatado em mulheres, há diferenças significativas relacionadas com o gênero nas características clínicas observadas. As mulheres foram mais associadas com o uso tardio de terapia com imunossupressor (12 vs 36 meses, P = 0,028), especialmente para aquelas com idade inferior à 40 anos (85% vs 62,6%, P = 0,023). A análise de regressão de riscos proporcionais de Cox revelou que o tabagismo ativo (taxa de risco 4,679, intervalo de confiança de 95%,1,03-21,18) e uso de terapia imunossupressora (taxa de risco 4,13, 95% e intervalo de confiança, 1,01-16,88) foram fatores de risco independentes associados ao aumento do risco de complicações. Conclusões Não houve diferenças significativas específicas de gêneros masculinos e femininos nas características clínicas e fenotípicas nos pacientes com doença de Crohn. História de tabagismo e uso tardio da terapia imunossupressora foram associados com maior risco de co...
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Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Male , Middle Aged , Young Adult , Crohn Disease/physiopathology , Sex Factors , China , Crohn Disease/drug therapy , Phenotype , Prognosis , Retrospective StudiesABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to compare the clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of patients with young- and adult-onset Crohn’s disease. Among 79 consecutive Crohn’s disease patients (11 (13.92%) with onset ≤16 years old), young-onset Crohn’s disease was significantly associated with fever(36.36 vs. 14.71%, P 0.041), weight loss (72.7 vs. 29.4%, P 0.003), isolated abdominal pain (45.45 vs. 16.18%, P 0.013), lower body mass index ( 17.32 vs. 21.29 kg/m2, P 0.019), and extra-intestinal manifestation, particularly oral (45.5% vs. 22.1%, P 0.049) and perianal lesion (63.6% vs. 36.8%, P 0.046). In both groups, ileocolonic disease and inflammatory lesion were the most prevalent site of involvement and dominant disease behavior respectively. Their complication and bowel resection rate were similar but the former took a longer period of time to develop in the young-onset group (84 vs 24 month, P 0.018). Cox proportional hazard regression analysis revealed that active smoking and delayed use of immuno-suppressive therapy were the only independent risk factors associated with increased risk of complications.