Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of patients

Sex	Male (n=39)	Female (n=18)	p
Age (Mean±SD)	35.1±12.2	33.3±10.7	0.819
Disease
Ulcerative colitis	35 (89.7%)	13 (72.2%)
Crohn’s disease	4 (10.3%)	5 (27.8%)	0.260
Surgical procedure
IPAA	33 (84.6%)	12 (66.7%)
Stapled vs Hand-sewn	32 (97%) / 1 (3%)	12 (100%) / 0 (0%)
Two-stage vs Three-stage	22 (66.7%) / 11 (33.3%)	10 (83.3%) / 2 (16.7%)
TPC	6 (15.4%)	6 (33.3%)	0.165

IPAA= ileal pouch-anal anastomosis; TPC= total proctocolectomy; n=number of patients.