Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of Incident Crohn’s Disease Subjects and Healthy Controls
| Variable | Crohn Disease | Controls | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | 78 | 921 | |
| Age,years | 12.7 ± 2.8 | 11.8 ± 3.9 | 0.03 |
| Range | 5.5,18.0 | 5.0,22.0 | |
| Sex,% Male | 56 | 48 | 0.1 |
| Race,% Black | 10 | 44 | <0.001 |
| Tanner Stage 1–5, n | 24, 18, 13, 18, 5 | 332, 110, 122, 188, 163 | |
| Pre- to early Pubertal,% Tanner 1–2 | 54 | 48 | 0.3 |
| Height Z-score | −0.26 ± 1.1 | 0.26 ± 0.9 | <0.001 |
| Range | −3.2,2.2 | −2.6,3.3 | |
| BMI Z-score | −0.55 ± 1.1 | 0.36 ± 1.0 | <0.001 |
| Range | −2.7,2.2 | −3.4,3.0 |
Continuous variables presented as mean ± SD