Table 2. Clinical Characteristics of IBD Patients.
| Diagnosis |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD | UC | Total | χ2 (P score) | |
| Age when symptoms started | ||||
| 0 - 15 years old | 11 (28) | 5 (12) | 16 (20) | 13.67 (0.01) |
| 15 - 25 years old | 10 (25) | 2 (5) | 12 (15) | |
| 25 - 35 years old | 9 (23) | 13 (32) | 22 (28) | |
| 35 - 45 years old | 4 (10) | 6 (14) | 10 (12) | |
| > 45 years old | 5 (13) | 15 (36) | 20 (25) | |
| Time since manifestations started | ||||
| 0 - 5 years | 17 (43) | 17 (40) | 34 (41) | 5.02 (0.29) |
| 5 - 10 years | 10 (25) | 15 (36) | 25 (30) | |
| 10 - 15 years | 7 (18) | 8 (19) | 15 (18) | |
| 15 - 20 years | 4 (10) | 0 (0) | 4 (5) | |
| > 20 years | 2 (5) | 2 (5) | 4 (5) | |
| Time between start of symptoms and diagnosis | ||||
| 0 - 5 months | 12 (34) | 13 (35) | 25 (35) | 2.19 (0.82) |
| 5 - 10 months | 6 (17) | 5 (13) | 11 (15) | |
| 10 - 15 months | 8 (23) | 9 (24) | 17 (24) | |
| 15 - 20 months | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | 1 (1) | |
| 20 or more months | 9 (26) | 8 (22) | 17 (24) | |
| Could not inform | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | 1 (1) | |
| Family history | ||||
| No | 28 (72) | 35 (83) | 63 (78) | 4.97 (0.29) |
| Parents | 5 (13) | 3 (7) | 8 (10) | |
| Siblings | 4 (10) | 1 (2) | 5 (6) | |
| Uncles/cousings/nephews | 1 (3) | 3 (7) | 4 (5) | |
| Grandparents | 1 (3) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | |
| Appendectomy history | ||||
| Yes | 5 (14) | 0 (0) | 5 (7) | 5.95 (0.02) |
| No | 31 (86) | 40 (100) | 71 (93) | |