Table 1.
Clinical and personal profile of patients with inflammatory bowel disease
| Variables | Inflammatory bowel disease (n = 266) | Ulcerative colitis (n = 204) | Crohn's disease (n = 62) | P‐value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current age (years) | 38.5 ± 12.7 | 37.5 ± 12.0 | 41.5 ± 14.5 | 0.034 |
| Gender (male) | 142 (53.4) | 109 (53.4) | 33 (53.2) | 0.977 |
| Duration of disease (years) | 6.4 ± 5.2 | 5.9 ± 5.4 | 7.6 ± 4.7 | 0.002 |
| 5 (0, 30) | 4 (0, 30) | 6.63 (1, 20) | ||
| Comorbidities, n (%) | ||||
| Diabetes mellitus | 9 (3.4) | 6 (2.9) | 3 (4.5) | 0.439 |
| Hypertension | 3 (1.1) | 2 (0.9) | 1 (1.6) | 0.550 |
| Thyroid disease | 5 (1.9) | 3 (1.5) | 2 (3.3) | 0.331 |
| Heart disease | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1.000 |
| Number of patients | ||||
| Remission | 155 (58.3) | SCCAI≤2: 123 (60.3) | CDAI<150: 32 (51.6) | |
| Active disease | 111 (41.7) | SCCAI>2: 81 (39.7) | CDAI (150–220):13 (20.9) CDAI (220–450): 17 (27.4) CDAI >450: – |
|
| BMI (kg/m2) | 21.5 ± 4.3 | 21.7 ± 4.3 | 21.0 ± 4.4 | 0.269 |
| Smoking, n (%) | ||||
| Never smoked | 238 (89.5) | 186 (91.2) | 52 (83.9) | 0.081 |
| Exsmoker | 25 (9.4) | 17 (8.3) | 8 (12.9) | |
| Currently smoking | 3 (1.1) | 1 (0.5) | 2 (3.2) | |
| Alcohol, n (%) | ||||
| Never/occasional | 250 (93.9) | 193 (94.6) | 57 (91.9) | 0.514 |
| Exdrinker | 14 (5.3) | 10 (4.9) | 4 (6.4) | |
| Current drinker | 2 (0.7) | 1 (0.5) | 1 (1.6) | |
BMI, body mass index; CDAI, Crohn's disease activity index; SCCAI, simple clinical colitis activity index.