Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of patients according to type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD); median (interquartile range) or n (%).
| Parameters | Total IBD (n = 107) |
UC (n = 47) | CD (n = 59) | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 14.1 (11.6–16.1) | 14.8 (12.8–16.7) | 13.7 (11.4–15.8) | 0.044 * |
| <6 | 2 (1.9) | 2 (4.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0.043 † |
| 6–<12 | 26 (24.3) | 7 (14.9) | 19 (32.2) | |
| 12–<18 | 79 (73.0) | 38 (80.9) | 40 (67.8) | |
| Symptoms duration (months) | 2.0 (1.0–5.0); n = 97 | 2.0 (0.0–3.0); n = 42 | 3.0 (2.0–6.0); n = 55 | 0.003 * |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 65 (60.7) | 28 (59.6) | 37 (62.7) | 0.742 † |
| Female | 42 (39.3) | 19 (40.4) | 22 (37.3) | |
| Residence | ||||
| Urban | 77 (72.0) | 33 (70.2) | 43 (72.9) | 0.762 † |
| Rural | 30 (28.0) | 14 (29.8) | 16 (27.1) | |
| Family history among first- and/or second-degree relatives | ||||
| Autoimmune disorders | 23 (21.7) | 11 (23.4) | 12 (20.3) | 0.704 † |
| IBD | 9 (8.4) | 4 (8.5) | 5 (8.5) | 0.995 † |
| Other autoimmune disorders | 19 (17.9) | 10 (21.3) | 9 (15.3) | 0.422 † |
* Mann–Whitney U test, † Chi-squared test, UC: ulcerative colitis, CD: Crohn’s disease.