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 | |
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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.