Table 1.
Sociodemographical features of the patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease
| Variable | Ulcerative colitis | Crohn’s disease | IBD | p valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 160 (71.7) | 63 (28.3) | 223 (100) | |
| Sex | 0.727 | |||
| Male | 90 (56.2) | 42 (66.6) | 132 (59.2) | |
| Female | 70 (43.8) | 21 (33.3) | 91 (40.8) | |
| Male/Female ratio | 1.28 | 2.00 | 1.45 | |
| Age, yr | ||||
| Male | 46.7 ± 13.9 | 45.1 ± 14.6 | 46.2 ± 14.1 | 0.549 |
| Female | 45.4 ± 15.3 | 43.8 ± 16.5 | 45.1 ± 15.5 | 0.669 |
| Total | 46.1 ± 14.5 | 44.6 ± 15.1 | 46.0 ± 14.3 | 0.498 |
| Place of birth | 0.367 | |||
| Bolu | 111 (69.4) | 42 (66.7) | 153 (68.6) | |
| Duzce | 29 (18.1) | 12 (19.0) | 41 (18.4) | |
| Others | 20 (12.5) | 9 (14.3) | 29 (13.0) | |
| Place of live | 0.261 | |||
| Bolu | 121 (75.6) | 46 (73.0) | 167 (74.9) | |
| Duzce | 31 (19.4) | 14 (22.2) | 45 (20.2) | |
| Others | 8 (5.0) | 3 (4.8) | 11 (4.9) | |
| Environment | 0.545 | |||
| Urban | 93 (58.1) | 40 (63.5) | 133 (59.6) | |
| Rural | 67 (41.9) | 23 (36.5) | 90 (40.4) | |
| Marital status | 0.296 | |||
| Married | 140 (87.5) | 50 (79.3) | 190 (85.2) | |
| Single | 18 (11.2) | 12 (19.0) | 30 (13.4) | |
| Widow/Divorced | 2 (1.3) | 1 (1.6) | 3 (1.3) | |
| Age of diagnosis, yrb | ||||
| Male | 41.5 ± 13.2 | 40.4 ± 14.6 | 41.2 ± 13.6 | 0.672 |
| Female | 39.1 ± 15.5 | 39.1 ± 14.6 | 39.1 ± 15.2 | 0.991 |
| Total | 40.5 ± 14.2 | 40.0 ± 14.5 | 40.3 ± 14.3 | 0.831 |
| Family historyc | ||||
| 1° Relatives | 11 (9.6) | 1 (1.9) | 12 (7.2) | 0.107 |
| 2° Relatives | 9 (7.8) | 0 | 9 (5.4) | 0.058 |
| Total | 20 (17.4) | 1 (1.9) | 21 (12.6) | 0.004d |
Values are presented as number (%) or mean ± SD.
IBD, inflammatory bowel diseases.
a
Chi-square test and Fisher exact test were used.
b
Independent Student t test was used.
c
Data about IBD family history was complete in only 115 of 160 ulcerative colitis patients and 52 of 63 Crohn’s disease patients.
d
Chi-square test and Fisher exact test were used. The rate of familiy history (1˚ and 2˚ relatives) was significantly higher in Crohn’s disease than ulcerative colitis.