Table 2.
Patient characteristics: patients' preference, two levels
| Characteristics | Very important | Not very important | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patients | 575 | 460 | |
| Age (mean ± SD) | 45.57 + 10.48 | 45.06 + 11.07 | 0.866 |
| ≤40 years | 193 (33) | 160 (35) | |
| 41–60 years | 332 (57) | 258 (56) | |
| >60 years | 50 (10) | 42 (9) | |
| Gender | 0.358 | ||
| Male | 368 (64) | 307 (67) | |
| Female | 207 (36) | 153 (33) | |
| Marital status | 0.307 | ||
| Single | 206 (36) | 179 (39) | |
| Married | 369 (64) | 281 (61) | |
| Highest education | 0.170 | ||
| College or less | 303 (53) | 216 (47) | |
| Bachelor’s degree | 234 (41) | 213 (46) | |
| Master’s degree | 38 (6) | 31 (7) | |
| Occupation | |||
| Full time | 319 (55) | 261 (57) | 0.685 |
| Part time | 51 (9) | 44 (9) | 0.700 |
| Self-employed | 94 (6) | 45 (10) | 0.020 |
| Housewife | 79 (14) | 48 (10) | 0.107 |
| Student | 3 (1) | 2 (1) | 0.841 |
| Unemployed/pensioners | 80 (13) | 52 (11) | 0.211 |
| Others | 9 (2) | 8 (2) | 0.812 |
| Household incomes | 0.404 | ||
| Less than 2 M JPY | 53 (9) | 42 (9) | |
| 2–4 M JPY | 114 (20) | 77 (17) | |
| 4–6 M JPY | 127 (22) | 113 (25) | |
| 6–8 M JPY | 96 (17) | 75 (16) | |
| 8–10 M JPY | 47 (8) | 52 (11) | |
| More than 10 M JPY | 64 (11) | 40 (9) | |
| Do not want to reveal | 74 (13) | 61 (13) | |
| Comorbidity | |||
| Dyslipidemia | 81 (14) | 36 (8) | 0.002 |
| Hypertension | 89 (15) | 57 (12) | 0.156 |
| COPD asthma | 34 (5) | 7 (2) | <0.001 |
| Diabetes | 44 (8) | 28 (6) | 0.325 |
| Depression | 44 (8) | 21 (5) | 0.042 |
| OA and RA | 32 (6) | 12 (3) | 0.019 |
| Gastrointestinal disease | 41 (7) | 23 (5) | 0.157 |
| Surgical history | <0.001 | ||
| Yes | 164 (28) | 76 (16) | |
| Time since diagnosis | 0.167 | ||
| 0–2 years | 98 (17) | 63 (14) | |
| 3–8 years | 190 (33) | 171 (37) | |
| 9–15 years | 127 (22) | 114 (25) | |
| >15 years | 160 (28) | 112 (24) | |
| Current treatment | |||
| Nutritional | 162 (28) | 82 (18) | <0.001 |
| 5-ASA | 449 (78) | 375 (81) | 0.173 |
| Steroid | 108 (18) | 58 (13) | 0.007 |
| Immunosuppressant | 88 (15) | 56 (12) | 0.148 |
| Biologic agents | 123 (21) | 53 (12) | <0.001 |
| Cytapheresis | 13 (2) | 4 (1) | 0.080 |
| Others | 39 (7) | 31 (7) | 0.978 |
| Type of hospitals | 0.053 | ||
| University hospital | 170 (29) | 82 (18) | |
| General/specialist hospital | 287 (50) | 251 (55) | |
| Clinics | 117 (21) | 127 (27) | |
| Others | 1 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Frequency of visit | 0.028 | ||
| More than once a month | 69 (12) | 30 (7) | |
| Once every month | 190 (33) | 164 (36) | |
| Once every 2 months | 189 (33) | 152 (33) | |
| Once every 3 months | 95 (16) | 77 (17) | |
| Less than every 3 months | 32 (6) | 37 (7) | |
Data are presented as n (%) unless otherwise indicated
COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, OA osteoarthritis, RA rheumatoid arthritis, 5-ASA 5-aminosalicylic acid