TABLE 1.
Variable | Crohn’s Disease (CD) | Ulcerative Colitis (UC) |
---|---|---|
N = 142 | N = 125 | |
Sex: Female, n (%) | 64 (45.1%) | 78 (54.9%) |
Marital status, n (%) | ||
Married/common-law | 93 (66.0%) | 78 (62.4%) |
Separated/divorced/widowed | 8 (5.7%) | 17 (13.6%) |
Single/never married | 40 (28.4%) | 30 (24.0%) |
Mean number of years of education | 14.2 (SD = 2.7) | 14.3 (SD = 2.8) |
Mean age, in years | 54.7 (SD = 13.0) | 56.9 (SD = 13.1) |
Mean age at diagnosis, in years | 31.6 (SD = 12.7) | 35.2 (SD = 13. 2) |
<17 years, n (%) | 34 (24.3%) | 18 (15.0%) |
17–39 years, n (%) | 85 (60.7%) | 74 (61.7%) |
≥40 years, n (%) | 21 (15.0%) | 28 (23.3%) |
Previous IBD-related surgery, n (%) | 78 (56.5%) | 3 (2.5%) |
Current smoker, n (%) | 27 (19.3%) | 13 (10.7%) |
Medication use in previous 3 months, n (%) | ||
Prednisone | 9 (6.7%) | 14 (11.7%) |
Biologic agent | 60 (43.5%) | 24 (20.0%) |
Manitoba IBD Index, proportion active (symptoms ≥ a few days every other week), n (%) | 26 (18.7%) | 19 (15.6%) |