From: Drug utilization and cost associated with inflammatory bowel disease management in Saudi Arabia
 | CD (N = 258) | UC (N = 249) | P-value | Antibiotics | Corticosteroids |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prescribed medicationsa, n (%) | |||||
 None | 8 (3.10) | 17 (6.83) | 0.04* | 1 (0.20) | 2 (0.39) |
 AZA + INFX | 69 (26.74) | 9 (3.61) | < 0.01* | 7 (1.38) | 4 (0.79) |
 AZA | 64 (24.81) | 6 (2.41) | < 0.01* | 2 (0.39) | 4 (0.79) |
 AZA + ADA | 23 (8.91) | 2 (0.80) | < 0.01* | 1 (0.20) | 0 |
 ADA | 22 (8.53) | 3 (1.20) | < 0.01* | 1 (0.20) | 1 (0.20) |
 INFX | 18 (6.20) | 0 | < 0.01* | 1 (0.20) | 2 (0.40) |
 AZA + mesalazine | 14 (5.43) | 55 (22.09) | < 0.01* | 2 (0.39) | 2 (0.39) |
 Mesalazine | 9 (3.49) | 113 (45.38) | < 0.01* | 0 | 7 (1.38) |
 AZA + mesalazine + INFX | 4 (1.55) | 11 (4.42) | 0.07 | 0 | 0 |
 AZA + mesalazine + ADA | 3 (1.16) | 15 (6.02) | < 0.01 | 0 | 1 (0.20) |
 AZA + SSZ | 2 (0.78) | 0 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 |
 Mesalazine + INFX | 3 (1.16) | 7 (2.81) | 0.17 | 1 (0.20) | 2 (0.39) |
 Mesalazine + SSZ + UST | 1 (0.39) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1(0.20) |
 Mesalazine + MTX + AZA | 1 (0.39) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 ADA + mesalazine | 2 (0.78) | 3 (1.20) | 1 | 0 | 1 (0.20) |
 Mesalazine + AZA + SSZ | 0 | 1 (0.40) | 0.49 | 0 | 0 |
 AZA + SSZ + INF | 0 | 1 (0.40) | 0.49 | 0 | 0 |
 Certolizumab + MTX | 1 (0.39) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (0.20) |
 ADA + Mesalazine + 6MP | 0 | 1 (0.40) | 0.49 | 0 | 0 |
 AZA + certolizumab | 2 (0.78) | 0 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 |
 ADA + MTX | 2 (0.78) | 0 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 |
 AZA + vedolizumab | 1 (0.39) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (0.20) |
 Certolizumab | 3 (1.16) | 0 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 |
 Ustekinumab | 2 (0.78) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (0.20) |
 AZA + MTX + ADA | 1 (0.39) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 AZA + UST | 1 (0.39) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Vedolizumab + MTX | 1 (0.39) | 0 | 1 | 1 (0.20) | 1 (0.20) |
 AZA + mesalazine + golimumab | 0 | 1 (0.40) | 0.49 | 0 | 0 |
 6MP + mesalazine + vedolizumab | 0 | 1 (0.40) | 0.49 | 1 (0.20) | 1 (0.20) |
 INFX + MTX | 1 (0.39) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 SSZ | 0 | 1 (0.40) | 0.49 | 0 | 0 |
 Vedolizumab | 0 | 1 (0.40) | 0.49 | 0 | 0 |
 Golimumab | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 |
 6MP | 0 | 1 (0.40) | 0.49 | 0 | 0 |