Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the sample, divided by diagnosis.
| Variable | Category |
CD (n = 111) |
UC (n = 180) |
IBS (n = 34) |
HC (n = 164) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Males | 4.72% | 5.13% | 2.05% | 9.86% |
| Females | 18.07% | 31.83% | 4.93% | 23.41% | |
| Other | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.21% | |
| Age Group | 18–30 years | 6.37% | 14.78% | 3.49% | 23.20% |
| 31–45 years | 10.06% | 14.37% | 1.44% | 3.70% | |
| 46–60 years | 5.54% | 7.19% | 1.23% | 4.11% | |
| 61–75 years | 0.82% | 0.62% | 0.41% | 2.46% | |
| 76–85 years | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.21% | 0.00% | |
| Region of Residence | North | 8.62% | 16.43% | 0.21% | 3.08% |
| Center | 4.93% | 6.57% | 0.41% | 1.64% | |
| South | 4.93% | 8.62% | 4.93% | 21.36% | |
| Islands | 4.31% | 5.34% | 1.44% | 7.39% | |
| Education Level | Elementary | 0.00% | 0.21% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Lower Secondary | 3.49% | 1.64% | 0.21% | 2.26% | |
| Upper Secondary | 11.29% | 17.66% | 3.70% | 18.89% | |
| Diploma | 0.41% | 0.41% | 0.00% | 0.41% | |
| Bachelor’s Degree | 4.11% | 8.01% | 1.85% | 8.21% | |
| Postgraduate | 2.87% | 7.39% | 1.23% | 3.70% | |
| Occupational Status | Student | 4.31% | 6.57% | 3.08% | 20.74% |
| Employee | 6.16% | 15.81% | 1.44% | 4.72% | |
| Freelancer | 2.67% | 4.52% | 0.82% | 2.05% | |
| Worker | 3.08% | 2.87% | 0.62% | 1.23% | |
| Housewife | 4.11% | 3.29% | 0.62% | 2.05% | |
| Retired | 0.41% | 0.21% | 0.21% | 0.82% | |
| Marital Status | Single | 6.78% | 12.12% | 3.08% | 18.89% |
| Married | 9.65% | 14.17% | 2.46% | 10.06% | |
| Cohabiting | 4.93% | 9.65% | 0.82% | 2.87% | |
| Separated | 1.03% | 0.41% | 0.21% | 0.21% | |
| Divorced | 0.41% | 0.62% | 0.21% | 1.23% | |
| Widowed | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.21% | 0.21% |
Legend: CD = Crohn’s disease; UC = ulcerative colitis; IBS = irritable bowel syndrome; HC = healthy controls.