Here are 10 statistics from the survey, which examined physicians’ use of the Harvey-Bradshaw Index and Mayo Score indices.
• 81 percent of physicians underestimated the severity of severe UC
• 19 percent of physicians correctly assessed the severity of severe UC
• 76 percent of physicians underestimated the severity of severe Crohn’s disease
• 25 percent of physicians correctly assessed the severity of severe Crohn’s disease
• 67 percent of physicians underestimated the severity of moderate UC
• 32 percent of physicians correctly assessed the severity of moderate UC
• 55 percent of physicians underestimated the severity of moderate Crohn’s disease
• 44 percent of physicians correctly assessed the severity of moderate Crohn’s disease
• 75 percent of physicians correctly assessed the severity of mild Crohn’s disease
• 79 percent of physicians correctly assessed the severity of mild UC
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