Characteristics of Patients with Crohn's Disease With or Without Perianal Fistulae in the CorEvitas Inflammatory Bowel Disease Registry.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are limited real-world data characterizing perianal fistulae in patients with Crohn's disease (CD).

Aim

To describe characteristics of patients with CD with and without perianal fistulae.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, characteristics, treatment history, and health outcomes of patients with CD enrolled in the CorEvitas IBD Registry were described according to perianal fistula status (current/previous or none).

Results

Eight hundred and seventy-eight patients were included. Compared with patients with no perianal fistulae (n = 723), patients with current/previous perianal fistulae (n = 155) had longer disease duration since CD diagnosis (mean 16.5 vs 12.3 years; difference 4.3 years; 95% CI, 2.0, 6.6) and fewer had Harvey-Bradshaw Index

SUBMITTER: Fan Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9883357 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature