Table 2.
Sample characteristics concerning the levels of physical activity
|
Variable
|
Physically active
(n = 125)
|
Physically inactive
(n = 94)
|
P value1
|
| IBD | 0.8922 | ||
| Crohn’s disease | 53 (42.4%) | 39 (41.5%) | |
| Ulcerative colitis | 72 (57.6%) | 55 (58.5%) | |
| Age | 39 (29.5-52) | 44 (29-55.25) | 0.506 |
| BMI | 24.25 (21.47-26.28) | 22.72 (20.95-25.71) | 0.185 |
| Gender | 0.9522 | ||
| Male | 67 (53.6%) | 50 (53.2%) | |
| Female | 58 (46.4%) | 44 (46.8%) | |
| Education | 0.903 | ||
| Primary school | 34 (27.2%) | 25 (26.6%) | |
| Secondary school | 75 (60%) | 55 (58.5%) | |
| Degree | 16 (12.8%) | 14 (14.9%) | |
| Job | 0.432 | ||
| Unemployed | 59 (47.2%) | 48 (51.1%) | |
| Employee | 30 (24%) | 24 (25.5%) | |
| Entrepreneur | 15 (12%) | 9 (9.6%) | |
| Worker | 6 (4.8%) | 5 (5.3%) | |
| Student | 15 (12%) | 8 (8.5%) | |
| Smoking status | 0.607 | ||
| Active smoker | 21 (16.8%) | 15 (16%) | |
| Past smoker | 29 (23.2%) | 19 (20.2%) | |
| Non-smoker | 75 (60%) | 60 (63.8%) | |
| Alcohol consumer | 0.8922 | ||
| Yes | 10 (8%) | 4 (4.3%) | |
| No | 115 (92%) | 90 (95.7%) | |
| Comorbidity | 0.899 | ||
| Diabetes | 8 (6.4%) | 4 (4.3%) | |
| Hypertension | 20 (16%) | 10 (10.6%) | |
| Recurrent UTI | 3 (3.2%) | 2 (2.1%) | |
| Chronic renal failure | - | 1 (1.1%) | |
| Nephrolithiasis | 3 (2.4%) | 2 (2.1%) | |
| Asthma | 2 (1.6%) | 2 (2.1%) | |
| COPD | 1 (0.8%) | 1 (1.1%) | |
| Previous pneumonia | 2 (1.6%) | - | |
| Dyslipidaemia | 28 (22.4%) | 19 (20.2%) | |
| Arthritis | 32 (25.6%) | 34 (36.2%) | |
| Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis | 12 (9.6%) | 10 (10.6%) | |
| Partner | 0.5702 | ||
| Yes No | 86 (68.8%) 39 (31.2%) | 68 (72.3%) 26 (27.7%) | |
| Biologics (yes) | 91 (72.8%) | 63 (67%) | 0.3542 |
| Steroids (yes) | 10 (8%) | 2 (2.1%) | 0.0592 |
1
The P value was calculated by checking the difference in the distribution of different variables between the two identified groups (i.e., physically active or inactive).
2
The Chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test was employed for evaluation.
BMI: Body mass index; COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; UTI: Urinary tract infections. Data are expressed for continuous variables as median (interquartile range) and, for categorical and ordinal variables, as numerosity (%).