Table 4

Disease severity and medication category

Ulcerative colitis

Crohn's disease

Total

(N = 27)

(N = 58)

N=(84)


Disease Severity


Mild

67%

49%

55%


Moderate

19%

29%

26%


Severe

4%

8%

7%


unknown

10%

14%

12%


Medication category


Immunosuppressant

19%

34%

29%


Systemic steroids

26%

38%

32%


Topical steroids

22%

31%

27%


TNF-alpha-drug (any)

9%

4%


Mesalazine (derivative)

74%

41%

58%


Pieper et al. BMC Health Services Research 2009 9:17   doi:10.1186/1472-6963-9-17

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