Posted by ImproveCareNow™ on December 01, 2012
Lee GJ, Kappelman MD, Boyle B, Colletti RB, King E, Pratt JM, Crandall WV. Role of gender in the treatment and clinical outcomes of pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2012; 55:701-6
We performed a cross-sectional analysis of children with Crohn disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) using data from the ImproveCareNow Network collected between May 2007 and May 2010. Clinical remission, disease severity, body mass index (BMI) z scores, normal height velocity, and medication use were analyzed by sex and age.