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. 2015 Mar;29(2):77–84. doi: 10.1155/2015/815820

TABLE 2.

Impact of inflammatory bowel disease on 179 Crohn disease (CD) and 93 ulcerative colitis (UC) patients

No impact Some impact Significant impact Major impact




CD UC CD UC CD UC CD UC
Participation in leisure activities 9 (5) 2 (2) 60 (34) 30 (32) 68 (38) 43 (46) 45 (20) 18 (19)
Interpersonal relationships 19 (11) 12 (13) 64 (36) 35 (38) 54 (30) 35 (38) 42 (24) 11 (12)*
Mental well-being 9 (5) 7 (8) 80 (45) 44 (47) 46 (26) 26 (28) 44 (25) 16 (17)
Obtaining advanced education 54 (30) 30 (32) 74 (41) 35 (38) 31 (17) 15 (16) 20 (11) 13 (14)
Pursuing the career of my choice 44 (25) 19 (20) 58 (32) 37 (40) 42 (24) 20 (22) 35 (20) 17 (18)
Financial burden 34 (19) 16 (17) 74 (41) 40 (43) 32 (18) 23 (25) 39 (22) 14 (15)
Plans to have children 82 (46) 51 (55) 43 (24) 18 (19) 25 (14) 13 (14) 29 (16) 11 (12)

Data presented as n (%).

*

Different from Crohn disease at P<0.05