Table 1.
Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of patients n (%)
| Pre-treatment | GFD | |
| Number | 177 | 163 |
| Age (yr) | 44 (30-50) | 37 (28-47)a |
| Sex (male/female) | 74/103 | 42/121 |
| Smoking status | ||
| Smoker | 29 (16) | 33 (25) |
| Non-smoker | 148 (84) | 130 (75) |
| City of residence | ||
| < 100 000 inhabitants | 69 (43) | 61 (39) |
| 100 000-500 000 | 72 ( 45) | 65 (41) |
| > 500 000 | 18 (12) | 31 (20) |
| Family status | ||
| Single | 57 (33) | 67 (42) |
| Married | 108 (63) | 84 (53) |
| Widowed | 5 (4) | 8 (5) |
| Educational level | ||
| No studies | 7 (4) | 4 (2) |
| Primary | 56 (33) | 38 (24) |
| Secondary | 55 (32) | 61 (38) |
| University studies | 52 (31) | 55 (36) |
| Occupational status | ||
| Employee/self-employed | 67 (41) | 94 (62) |
| Retired/pensioner | 36 (22) | 14 (9) |
| Housewife | 30 (18) | 16 (10 ) |
| Student | 12 (7) | 19 (12) |
| Unemployed | 17 (12) | 10 (7) |
| Disease duration (mo) | - | 48 (24-84) |
| Duration of symptoms before diagnosis (mo) | 24 (7-84) | 12 (5-40) |
| Presence of symptoms at inclusion | 118 (80) | 52 (33)b |
| Presence of associated diseases at inclusion | 42 (41) | 41 (37) |
Results are expressed as medians and (25th and 75th percentiles) or absolute values and (percentage).
a
P < 0.05,
b
P < 0.01.