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. 2014 Jan 1;8(1):45–55. doi: 10.1016/j.crohns.2012.12.014

Table 2.

Demographic data of the participants per sex.

Age median (IQR) range Disease duration median (IQR) range Highest level of education Professional status Harvey Bradshaw Index24 (disease activity)
Women (8)
43 9 L5 Employed 6 (mild)
38 22 L2 Employed 3 (remission)
34 22 L2 Employed 3 (remission)
27 6 L3 Employed 2 (remission)
59 29 L3 Retired 7 (mild)
63 1 L3 Retired 12 (moderate)
55 18 L3 Retired 7 (mild)
25 15 L2 Student 7 (mild)
40.5 (28.75–58)
25–63
16.5 (9–22)
< 1–30



Men (7)
63 8 L3 Retired 15 (moderate)
37 4 L3 Employed 6 (mild)
25 9 L5 Employed 4 (remission)
46 30 L5 Employed 11 (moderate)
62 2 L3 Retired 1 (remission)
50 37 L3 Employed 23 (severe)
60 31 L3 Employed 6 (mild)
50 (37–62)
25–63
9 (4–31)
2–37

L2 = secondary education first stage/second step of basic education, L3 = secondary education second stage/upper secondary education, L5 = first stage of tertiary education, not leading directly to an advanced research qualification,57 IQR = interquartile range.