TABLE 2.
Demographic and Disease Characteristics of Participants in Study 2
| Characteristic | Value (N = 154) |
|---|---|
| Sex: Female, n (%) | 107 (69.5%) |
| European-Canadian ethnicity, n (%) | 130 (84.4%) |
| Marital status, n (%) | |
| Married/common-law | 97 (63.0%) |
| Separated/divorced/widowed | 22 (14.3%) |
| Single/never married | 35 (22.7%) |
| Mean number of years of education | 15.7 (SD = 3.1) |
| Mean age at enrollment, in years | 42.7 (SD = 12.6) |
| Mean disease duration, in years | 14.8 (SD = 10.3) |
| Mean age at diagnosis, in years | 28.1 (SD = 11.6) |
| A1: <17 years, n (%) | 24 (15.6%) |
| A2: 17–39 years, n (%) | 104 (67.5%) |
| A3: ≥40 years, n (%) | 25 (16.2%) |
| Proportion with Crohn’s disease, n (%) | 101 (65.6%) |
| Proportion with a comorbid chronic/medical condition, n (%) | 90 (58.4%) |
| Previous IBD-related surgery, n (%) | 53 (34.4%) |
| IBD-related hospitalization in the past year, n (%) | 19 (12.3%) |
| Current smoker, n (%) | 27 (17.5%) |
| Medication use in previous 3 months, n (%) | |
| Prednisone | 4 (2.6%) |
| Biologic agent | 49 (31.8%) |
| Manitoba IBD Index, proportion active (symptoms ≥ a few days every other week), n (%) | 93 (60.3%) |