Table 2.
Basic anthropometric and disease characteristics of UC and CD group.
| Parameter | Ulcerative Colitis (n = 35) |
Crohn’s Disease (n = 45) |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 42.66 ± 15.57 | 37.56 ± 13.38 | 0.119 * | |
| Male gender | 21 (60.0%) | 29 (64.4%) | 0.684 ** | |
| Body weight (kg) | 77.31 ± 13.03 | 73.26 ± 14.92 | 0.206 * | |
| Body height (cm) | 176.29 ± 8.47 | 176.51 ± 10.03 | 0.915 * | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.90 ± 3.98 | 23.38 ± 3.65 | 0.079 * | |
| BMI categories | Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2) | 2 (5.7%) | 1 (2.2%) | 0.093 *** |
| Normal weight (18.5–24.9 kg/m2) | 14 (40.0%) | 25 (55.6%) | ||
| Overweight (25.0–29.9 kg/m2) | 18 (51.4%) | 18 (40.0%) | ||
| Obesity class I (30.0–34.9 kg/m2) | 1 (2.9%) | 1 (2.2%) | ||
| Waist-hip ratio | 0.9 (0.8–1.0) | 0.9 (0.8–0.9) | 0.284 **** | |
| SES-CD | - | 10 (5–15) | - | |
| CDAI | - | 57 (32–102) | - | |
| HBI | - | 2 (1–4) | - | |
| UCEIS | 6 (5–7) | - | - | |
| MES | 2 (2–3) | - | - | |
| Mayo/DAI | 4 (2–7) | - | - | |
| Disease duration (years) | 9 (5–11) | 6 (3–13) | 0.268 **** | |
| Positive family history on CRC | 6 (17.1%) | 7 (15.6%) | 0.849 ** | |
| Positive family history on IBD | 7 (20.0%) | 9 (20.0%) | 1.000 ** | |
| Positive family history on CV disease | 11 (31.4%) | 18 (40.0%) | 0.429 ** | |
| Alcohol consumption | 9 (25.7%) | 14 (31.1%) | 0.597 ** | |
| Active smoking | 7 (20.0%) | 12 (26.7%) | 0.487 ** | |
| IBD-related surgical procedures | 1 (2.9%) | 16 (35.6%) | <0.001 *** | |
| Extraintestinal manifestations | 6 (18.2%) | 27 (62.8%) | <0.001 ** | |
| Aminosalicylates | 30 (85.7%) | 27 (60.0%) | 0.012 ** | |
| DMARD | 12 (34.3%) | 11 (24.4%) | 0.335 ** | |
| Monoclonal antibodies | 21 (60.0%) | 30 (66.7%) | 0.538 ** | |
Continuous parametric data are presented as mean ± standard deviation, continuous non-parametric data are presented as median (interquartile range) and categorical data are presented as number (percentage). BMI: body mass index; SES-CD: simple endoscopic score for Crohn’s disease; CDAI: Crohn’s disease activity index; HBI: Harvey-Bradshaw index; UCEIS: ulcerative colitis endoscopic index of severity; MES: Mayo endoscopic score; Mayo/DAI: Mayo score/disease activity index for ulcerative colitis; CRC: colorectal cancer; IBD: inflammatory bowel disease; CV: cardiovascular; DMARD: disease modifying antirheumatic drugs. * Student t-test for independent samples. ** Chi-square test. *** Fisher’s exact test. **** Mann–Whitney U test.