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. 2020 Jan 9;23(1):49–62. doi: 10.5223/pghn.2020.23.1.49

Table 1. Baseline clinicodemographics of pediatric Crohn's disease patients in Korea and EUROKIDS at diagnosis.

Clinicodemographics Korea (n=255) EUROKIDS (n=1,221) p-value
Sex 0.062
Male 167 (65.5) 723 (59.2)
Female 88 (34.5) 498 (41.8)
Male-to-female ratio 1.9:1 1.45:1
Age at diagnosis (yr) 14.7 (0.8–17.9) 12.5 (0.8–17.9)
Ethnicity <0.001
Asian 255 (100.0) 50/1,210 (4.1)
Caucasian 0 1,049/1,210 (86.7)
Arab 0 43/1,210 (3.6)
Africa-Caribbean 0 18/1,210 (1.5)
Others 0 50/1,210 (4.1)
1st degree family history of IBD 12 (4.7) 129/1,193 (10.8) 0.003
Previous bowel resection history 4 (1.6) N/A
Previous perianal surgery history 61 (23.9) N/A
Height z-score −0.3 (−1.0–0.4) N/A
Weight z-score −0.9 (−1.8–−0.1) N/A
BMI z-score −1.1 (−1.9–−0.1) N/A

Values are presented as number (%), number only, or median (interquartile range), except for age at diagnosis which is presented as median (range).

IBD: inflammatory bowel disease, BMI: body mass index, N/A: not available.