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. 2014 Jan 24;5(3):183–189. doi: 10.1136/flgastro-2013-100409

Table 1.

Patient demographics by disease status*

All patients (N=173) Remission (N=100) Active disease† (N=73) p Value‡ Mild disease (N=31) Moderate/severe disease (N=42) p Value§
Age (median years, IQR) 47 (29) 47.5 (29) 44 (30) 0.479 48 (29) 40.5 (30) 0.749
Female 96 (55.5) 55 (55.0) 41 (56.2) 0.937 16 (51.6) 25 (59.5) 0.879
Country of birth 0.564 0.296
 UK 157 (90.8) 91 (91.0) 66 (90.4) 26 (83.9) 40 (95.2)
 Other 14 (8.1) 7 (7.0) 7 (9.6) 5 (16.1) 2 (4.8)
Current work status 0.593 0.436
 Full time 74 (42.8) 43 (43.0) 31 (42.5) 15 (48.4) 16 (38.1)
 Part time 23 (13.3) 11 (11.0) 12 (16.4) 3 (9.7) 9 (21.4)
 Unemployed¶ 11 (5.8) 6 (6.0) 5 (6.8) 3 (9.7) 2 (4.8)
 Working in the home/home duties 5 (2.9) 2 (2.0) 3 (4.1) 0 (0.0) 3 (7.1)
 Retired 42 (24.3) 24 (24.0) 18 (24.7) 8 (25.8) 10 (23.8)
 Student 10 (5.8) 7 (7.0) 3 (4.1) 2 (6.5) 1 (2.4)
 Other 6 (3.5) 5 (5.0) 1 (1.4) 0 (0.0) 1 (2.4)
Adjusted household income (median £, IQR) 17 640 (20 160) 17 640 (17 640) 17 640 (19 425) 0.918 12 600 (23 520) 18 270 (13 230) 0.937

*Values are presented as N (%) unless otherwise indicated. Percentages may not sum to 100% because of missing data (n=1 for gender, n=2 for country of birth, n=2 for current work status).

†‘Active disease’ is mild, moderate and/or severe UC.

‡p Values for the comparison of remission and active disease.

§p Values for the comparison of mild and moderate/severe disease.

¶Unemployed, seeking work or unable to seek work due to UC.

UC, ulcerative colitis.