Table 3.

Time to diagnosis of IBD by sex.^a

Crohn’s disease (n = 100)	Women (n = 53)	Men (n = 47)	P
Time from symptom onset to IBD diagnosis	12.6 (3.7-31)	4.5 (2.2-9.8)	0.008*
Time from symptom onset to initial physician visit	0.6 (0.15-8)	0.9 (0.16-1.6)	0.663
Time from initial physician visit to IBD diagnosis	5.9 (2.3-15.6)	3.3 (0.88-8.7)	0.018*

Ulcerative colitis (n = 90)	Women (n = 35)	Men (n = 55)	P
Time from symptom onset to IBD diagnosis	6.1 (3-11.2)	2.7 (1.5-5.6)	0.008*
Time from symptom onset to initial physician visit	0.96 (0.43-3)	0.56 (0.3-2.1)	0.371
Time from initial physician visit to IBD diagnosis	3.4 (1.2-6.9)	1.9 (0.8-4.1)	0.036*

^aValues are median (interquartile range) in months.

^*statistically significant at P < .05.