Table 6.
Comparisons for sociodemographics and health characteristics for the respondents diagnosed with UC or CD, while excluding those respondents diagnosed with both
| Parameters | Diagnosis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed with CD n=69 | Diagnosed with UC n=363 | P-value | ||
| Age (mean ± SD) | Years | 41.7±14.0 | 49.8±14.5 | <0.001 |
| Sex (count [%]) | Male | 48 (69.6%) | 217 (59.8%) | 0.126 |
| Currently employed (count [%]) | Yes | 43 (62.3%) | 243 (66.9%) | 0.457 |
| University education (count [%]) | Less than university education | 39 (56.5%) | 184 (50.7%) | 0.374 |
| Annual household income (count [%]) | <¥3 million | 10 (14.5%) | 48 (13.2%) | 0.329 |
| ¥3 million to <¥5 million | 13 (18.8%) | 113 (31.1%) | ||
| ¥5 million to <¥8 million | 21 (30.4%) | 101 (27.8%) | ||
| ≥¥8 million | 18 (26.1%) | 73 (20.1%) | ||
| Decline to answer | 7 (10.1%) | 28 (7.7%) | ||
| Type of insurance (count [%]) | National Health Insurance | 33 (47.8%) | 161 (44.4%) | 0.704 |
| Social Insurance | 34 (49.3%) | 186 (51.2%) | ||
| Late-Stage Elderly Insurance | 0 (0%) | 7 (1.9%) | ||
| Other | 2 (2.9%) | 7 (1.9%) | ||
| None of the above | 0 (0%) | 2 (0.6%) | ||
| BMI category (count [%]) | Underweight | 13 (18.8%) | 44 (12.1%) | 0.320 |
| Acceptable risk | 37 (53.6%) | 185 (51.0%) | ||
| Increased risk | 12 (17.4%) | 102 (28.1%) | ||
| High risk | 5 (7.2%) | 23 (6.3%) | ||
| Decline to provide weight | 2 (2.9%) | 9 (2.5%) | ||
| Alcohol use (count [%]) | Drink alcohol | 39 (56.5%) | 250 (68.9%) | 0.046 |
| Smoking behavior (count [%]) | Never smoked | 32 (46.4%) | 179 (49.3%) | 0.763 |
| Former smoker | 18 (26.1%) | 99 (27.3%) | ||
| Current smoker | 19 (27.5%) | 85 (23.4%) | ||
| Exercise behavior (count [%]) | Do not exercise | 41 (59.4%) | 194 (53.4%) | 0.361 |
| CCI (mean ± SD) | 1.10±3.28 | 0.58±1.97 | 0.077 | |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; CCI, Charlson Comorbidity Index; CD, Crohn’s disease; UC, ulcerative colitis.