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. 2014 Nov 23;2014:762191. doi: 10.1155/2014/762191

Table 2.

Mean BMI at diagnosis and % of BMI loss prior to diagnosis.

Characteristics       Mean BMI at diagnosis
Mean BMI kg/m² (SE/range)
    % BMI loss prior to diagnosis
Mean BMI kg/m² (SE/range)
Ulcerative colitis Crohn's disease Ulcerative colitis Crohn's disease
All patients 23.97 (0.33, 37.40) 23.68 (0.44, 43.10) 7.63 (0.59, 57.71) 9.76 (0.71, 57.99)
P = 0.02*
Age at diagnosis
 A1 17.51 (1.42, 9.68) 16.28 (1.05, 14.72) 15.66 (7.10, 46.18) 14.25 (2.72, 36.98)
 A2 22.74 (0.37, 32.26) 22.72 (0.52, 40.37) 8.50 (0.78, 56.36) 10.95 (1.00, 57.99)
 A3 26.10 (0.53, 32.08) 27.03 (0.73, 28.75) 5.89 (0.80, 36.28) 6.58 (0.91, 40.27)
Sex
 Male 24.20 (0.43, 32.26) 23.07 (0.53, 29.71) 7.45 (0.89, 57.71) 9.22 (1.02, 56.02)
 Female 23.76 (0.49, 35.26) 24.27 (0.70, 40.37) 7.79 (0.78, 44.84) 10.26 (1.00, 55.42)
Smoking
 Yes 22.75 (1.03, 23.31) 23.54 (0.76, 32.45) 7.45 (2.20, 44.78) 11.61 (1.70, 53.13)
 No 24.09 (0.34, 37.40) 23.72 (0.53, 43.10) 7.64 (0.61, 57.71) 9.18 (0.77, 48.51)
Appendectomy
 Positive 26.35 (1.24, 23.60) 24.68 (0.92, 20.49) 7.46 (2.30, 46.20) 7.46 (1.73, 43.17)
 Negative 24.15 (0.43, 37.40) 23.29 (0.61, 43.10) 7.05 (0.74, 56.36) 10.98 (0.95, 55.42)
Family history of IBD
 Positive 22.26 (0.65, 26.32) 23.99 (0.95, 24.83) 9.91 (1.58, 48.81) 9.21 (1.32, 33.68)
 Negative 24.40 (0.37, 35.71) 23.60 (0.50, 43.10) 7.05 (0.61, 53.66) 9.89 (0.82, 57.99)
Family history of CRC
 Positive 21.56 (0.55, 12.42) 24.14 (1.83, 36.93) 8.28 (2.05, 50.44) 14.49 (2.81, 37.11)
 Negative 24.40 (0.38, 37.40) 23.35 (0.46, 41.54) 7.45 (0.64, 57.71) 9.90 (0.79, 57.99)
History of IBD surgery
 Positive 20.95 (0.92, 1.24) 22.27 (0.67, 41.54) 9.61 (2.39, 29.63) 11.94 (1.33, 53.13)
 Negative 24.11 (0.39, 35.71) 24.70 (0.64, 41.88) 7.55 (0.73, 55.87) 8.44 (0.89, 46.81)
Disease location
 Ileal N/A 23.86 (1.07, 26.46) N/A 11.31 (1.99, 36.07)
 Ileocolonic N/A 23.35 (0.61, 43.10) N/A 10.46 (1.00, 57.99)
 Colonic N/A 24.27 (1.03, 33.63) N/A 8.77 (1.62, 55.56)
Behaviour
 Inflammatory N/A 23.88 (0.59, 43.10) N/A 8.92 (0.88, 48.05)
 Stenotic N/A 24.01 (1.05, 26.49) N/A 9.75 (1.82, 43.59)
 Fistulating N/A 23.00 (1.01, 37.01) N/A 12.44 (1.84, 53.13)

*%BMI loss, UC versus CD.