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Table 6 Comparison of baseline characteristics between TNF-i with MTX (n = 40) and TNF-i without MTX (n = 9)

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

Variables

TNF-i without MTX (n = 9)

TNF-i with MTX (n = 40)

*P value

Male, n (%)

1 (11.1%)

11 (27.5%)

0.4203

Age (years)

43.7 ± 16.0

40.8 ± 13.7

0.2659

Disease duration (entero-BD, months)

54.0 ± 54.7

52.1 ± 63.5

0.5520

Multiple ulceration, n (%)

5/9 (55.6%)

27/40 (67.5%)

0.7001

History of relapse, n (%)

7/9 (77.8%)

22/40 (55.8%)

0.2771

History of perforation, n (%)

0/9 (0%)

9/40 (22.5%)

0.1795

History of surgery, n (%)

0/9 (0%)

6/40 (15.0%)

0.5765

Concomitant CS use, n (%)

6/9 (66.7%)

23/40 (57.5%)

0.7199

Concomitant CS dose (mg/day)

2.22 ± 3.63

8.83 ± 17.2

0.4414

DAIBD at baseline

61.1 ± 23.3

65.5 ± 37.3

0.8361

  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