Table 1 Initial patient characteristics.

From: Efficacy, drug sustainability, and safety of ustekinumab treatment in Crohn’s disease patients over three years

Gender (male/female; n)

60/88

Age at inclusion (median (IQR); years)

35 (28–45)

Disease duration (median (IQR); years)

15 (10–20)

Smoking (No, Yes, Stopped; %)

75.2/17.8 / 7

Age at CD diagnosis (Montreal A1 / A2 / A3; %)

17.5/70.8 / 11.7

Location (Montreal L1 / L2 / L3 / + L4; %)

16.9/22 / 55.9 / 5.2

Behavior (Montreal B1 / B2 / B3; %)

51.1/26.3 / 22.6

Perianal manifestation (%)

45.6

Previous resective surgery (%)

46.3

Previous perianal surgery (%)

46.2

Previous immunosuppressive therapy (%)

82.4

Previous anti-TNF therapy (None / IFX / ADA / IFX + ADA; %)

2.8/14.2/19.9/63.1

Previous vedolizumab therapy (%)

25.9

Follow-up time (median (IQR); weeks)

166 (144–186)

  1. CD Crohn’s disease, IQR interquartile range, anti-TNF anti-tumor necrosis factor, IFX infliximab, ADA adalimumab.