Table 1. Demographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics of IBD Patients.
| Diagnosis |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD | UC | Total | χ2 (P value) | |
| Age | ||||
| 16 - 30 years old | 16 (40) | 2 (4) | 18 (21) | 19.80 (0.01) |
| 31 - 45 years old | 14 (35) | 21 (46) | 35 (40) | |
| 46 - 60 years old | 8 (20) | 12 (25) | 20 (23) | |
| > 60 years old | 2 (5) | 12 (25) | 14 (16) | |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 26 (65) | 27 (57) | 53 (61) | 0.52 (0.47) |
| Male | 14 (35) | 20 (43) | 34 (39) | |
| Origin | ||||
| Urban | 37 (95) | 35 (78) | 72 (86) | 4.99 (0.03) |
| Rural | 2 (5) | 10 (22) | 12 (14) | |
| Skin color | ||||
| White | 13 (35) | 14 (33) | 27 (34) | 0.44 (0.80) |
| Black | 7 (19) | 6 (14) | 13 (16) | |
| Mixed race | 17 (46) | 22 (53) | 39 (50) | |
| Number of residents in the same household | ||||
| One | 0 (0) | 2 (4) | 2 (2) | 2.09 (0.55) |
| Two | 9 (25) | 8 (18) | 17 (21) | |
| Three | 10 (28) | 13 (30) | 23 (29) | |
| More than three | 17 (47) | 21 (48) | 38 (48) | |
| Level of education | ||||
| Illiterate | 0 (0) | 3 (7) | 3 (3) | 11.07 (0.01) |
| Middle school | 13 (32) | 24 (53) | 37 (44) | |
| High School | 23 (58) | 11 (24) | 34 (40) | |
| College | 4 (10) | 7 (16) | 11 (13) | |
| Household income* | ||||
| Less than 1 | 3 (8) | 4 (9) | 7 (8) | 5.98 (0.11) |
| 1 - 10 | 35 (88) | 29 (68) | 64 (78) | |
| 11 - 15 | 1 (2) | 6 (14) | 7 (8) | |
| More than 15 | 1 (2) | 4 (9) | 5 (6) | |
| Employment | ||||
| Employed | 17 (43) | 23 (50) | 40 (47) | 7.10 (0.13) |
| Unemployed | 12 (31) | 9 (20) | 21 (25) | |
| Household professional | 3 (8) | 3 (6) | 6 (7) | |
| Student | 3 (8) | 0 (0) | 3 (3) | |
| Retired | 4 (10) | 11 (24) | 15 (18) | |
| Smoking habit | ||||
| Yes | 3 (8) | 2 (4) | 5 (6) | 2.70 (0.26) |
| Former smoker | 33 (84) | 35 (76) | 68 (80) | |
| No | 3 (8) | 9 (20) | 12 (14) | |
*Household income is measured in Brazilian Minimum Wege (R$788.00/month).