Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of patients and comorbidities.
| Parameter | IBD | Healthy individuals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | n = 92 | n = 14 | |
| Crohn disease | 48 | – | |
| Ulcerative colitis | 44 | – | |
| Gender | Male | 46 | 10 |
| Female | 46 | 4 | |
| Age (x ± SD) | 44.2 ± 13.9 | 42.1 ± 16 | |
| min-max | 21–75 | 19–79 | |
| Comorbidities | |||
| 1. Arterial hypertension | 18 | 2 | |
| 2. Diabetes | 5 | 2 | |
| 3. Coronary artery disease | 5 | 1 | |
| 4. Metabolic syndrome | 10 | 0 | |
| 5. Liver cirrhosis | 1 | 0 | |
| 6. Hepatitis B | 1 | 0 | |
| Autoimmune disease | 18 | 1 | |
| 1. Hashimoto thyroiditis | 3 | 1 | |
| 2. Ankylosing spondylitis | 2 | 0 | |
| 3. Rheumatoid arthritis | 2 | 0 | |
| 4. Autoimmune hepatitis | 1 | 0 | |
| 5. Primary biliary cholangitis | 2 | 0 | |
| 6. Reynold syndrome | 1 | 0 | |
| 7. Systemic lupus | 1 | 0 | |
| 8. Systemic sclerosis | 1 | 0 | |
| 9. Psoriatic arthritis | 2 | 0 | |
| 10. Antiphospholipid syndrome | 1 | 0 | |
| 11. Vitiligo | 1 | 0 | |
| 12. Sjogren syndrome | 1 | 0 | |
Values are presented as n (%), mean ± SD, or min–max.
IBD = inflammatory bowel disease, SD = standard deviation.