Five-year clinical outcomes of Crohn's disease: a report of 287 multiethnic cases from an International Hospital in Thailand

Crohn's disease (CD) has been relatively rare in Asian region whereas its clinical outcomes have been dominated by evidence from Caucasians in developed countries. This study reported clinical characteristics and outcomes of the multiethnic patients who visited our institution. Medical records of all patients who visited our institution during 2005-2010 were reviewed. Colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy were performed in compliance with the ASGE guidelines. A total of 287 CD patients were followed up for 5.65 years on average: 41.80% Middle Eastern (ME), 29.62% Caucasian, 28.57% Asian. ME and Caucasian had higher CD prevalence than Asian (286.71, 278.66, and 43.10 per 100,000 population, respectively). Significant variation in male proportion was observed ( =0.001): 39.02% Asian, 65.83% ME, 68.24% Caucasian. The mean age was 39.46 years (ME 32.88, Asian 43.35, Caucasian 45.00;