Table 1. Characteristics of 401 sporadic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients and 401 healthy controls.
Index | CD 278 | UC 123 | HC |
Male (n = ) | 176 | 72 | 239 |
Female (n = ) | 102 | 51 | 162 |
Average age (years) | 32.25±13.38 | 35.40±10.63 | 36.42±12.42 |