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Table 2 Comparison of baseline characteristics between cure of the ulcerative lesions group and not

From: Comparative study of corticosteroid monotherapy, and TNF inhibitors with or without corticosteroid in patients with refractory entero-Behcet’s disease

Variables

Cure of the ulcerative lesions (n = 28)

Not (n = 43)

*P value

Male, n (%)

10 (35.7%)

12 (27.9%)

0.6011

Age (years)

40.2 ± 12.3

38.3 ± 14.6

0.2659

Disease duration (entero-BD, months)

49.6 ± 64.1

41.9 ± 45.6

0.8923

Multiple ulceration, n (%)

7/28 (25.0%)

17/43 (39.5%)

0.3048

History of relapse, n (%)

16/28 (57.1%)

24/43 (55.8%)

1.0000

History of perforation, n (%)

7/28 (25%)

3/43 (6.98%)

0.0425*

History of surgery, n (%)

5/28 (17.9%)

3/43 (6.98%)

0.2495

Concomitant CS use, n (%)

15/28 (53.6%)

27/43 (62.8%)

0.4686

Concomitant CS dose (mg/day)

14.5 ± 20.5

15.8 ± 19.2

0.5661

Concomitant colchicine use, n (%)

7/28 (25%)

23/43 (53.5%)

0.0265*

Concomitant drug use, n (%) (MTX, MS/SSZ, AZ)

26/28 (92.9%)

34/43 (79.1%)

0.1812

Concomitant MTX use, n (%)

21/28 (75%)

20/43 (46.5%)

0.0265*

TNF-i use, n (%)

25/28 (89.3%)

24/43 (55.8%)

0.0036*

DAIBD

67.3 ± 31.0

73.5 ± 36.7

0.6332

  1. Plus-minus values are means ± standard deviation. *P < 0.05 by Fisher’s exact test or Mann–Whitney U test. BD Behcet’s disease, CS corticosteroid, col colchicine, MS mesalazine, SSZ sulfasalazine, MTX methotrexate, AZ azathioprine, TNF-i TNF inhibitors, DAIBD disease activity index for intestinal Behcet’s disease