TABLE 2.

The association of marital status with self-reported social support in outpatients with ulcerative colitis

Variable	Single or separated patients (n=51), %	Married or common-law patients (n=101), %	P
Number of people providing support
<2	26.4	18.6
2–3	28.3	31.4
>3	45.3	50.0	0.61
Satisfaction with support (score)
Low (<5)	39.2	18.8
Moderate (5–5.9)	45.1	43.6
High (6)	15.7	30.3	0.004