Table 3.
Patient demographics, disease characteristics and impact of speaking to healthcare professionals on Crohn’s and colitis pregnancy knowledge score
| Factor | Groups | CCPKnow score | Significance |
| Age | N/A | Pearson correlation -0.131 | P < 0.001 |
| Age at diagnosis | N/A | Pearson correlation -0.212 | P < 0.001 |
| Ethnicity | White | 7.32 | P = 0.773 |
| Mixed | 8.00 | ||
| Asian | 6.59 | ||
| Black | 6.33 | ||
| Other | 7.43 | ||
| Education | Secondary school | 5.99 | P < 0.001 |
| NVQ/diploma | 6.08 | ||
| Bachelors degree | 8.02 | ||
| Masters/PhD | 8.67 | ||
| Relationship status | Single | 6.26 | P < 0.001 |
| Separated/divorced | 6.82 | ||
| Long term relationship | 7.60 | ||
| Not stated | 7.67 | ||
| Employment status | Full-time | 7.18 | P = 0.30 |
| Part-time | 7.73 | ||
| Full-time education | 7.46 | ||
| Unemployed | 6.12 | ||
| House person | 7.59 | ||
| Same-sex relationship | Yes | 6.71 | P = 0.451 |
| No | 7.35 | ||
| Chose not to answer | 6.63 | ||
| Diagnosis | CD | 7.51 | P = 0.051 |
| UC | 6.97 | ||
| IBD-U | 7.85 | ||
| Unknown | 4.25 | ||
| Children | Group 1 | 7.71 | P = 0.007 |
| Group 2 | 7.05 | ||
| Partner with IBD | Yes | 8.64 | P = 0.241 |
| No | 7.30 | ||
| Hospital admissions | Admission | 7.59 | P < 0.001 |
| None | 6.66 | ||
| Resection surgery | Yes | 7.71 | P = 0.018 |
| No | 7.12 | ||
| Current 5-ASA prescription | Yes | 7.06 | P = 0.048 |
| No | 7.53 | ||
| Current immunomodulatory | Yes | 7.67 | P = 0.006 |
| prescription | No | 7.02 | |
| Current anti-TNF | Yes | 8.30 | P < 0.0001 |
| prescription | No | 7.05 | |
| Spoken to HCP | Yes | 8.75 | P < 0.001 |
| No | 5.82 | ||
| Spoken to GP | Yes | 8.44 | P < 0.001 |
| No | 6.98 | ||
| Spoken to gastroenterologist | Yes | 9.18 | P < 0.001 |
| No | 6.25 | ||
| Spoken to IBD nurse | Yes | 9.27 | P < 0.001 |
| No | 6.83 |
CD: Crohn’s disease; IBD-U: Inflammatory bowel disease-unclassified; UC: Ulcerative colitis.