Table 2.
Patient-centered outcome measures
| CD (522) | UC (363) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the last two weeks, | |||
| IBD has been well controlled (Yes/ No/ Not sure) | 201/133/188 (38.5%/25.5%/36%) | 158/120/85 (43.5%/33.1%/23.4%) | 0.173 |
| Current treatment is useful in controlling IBD (Yes/ No/ Not sure/ without any treatment) | 211/121/160/30 (40.4%/23.2%/30.7%/5.7%) | 118/76/154/15 (32.5%/20.9%/42.4%/4.1%) | 0.288 |
| Miss any planned activities because of IBD (Yes/ No/ Not sure) | 203/244/75 (38.9%/46.7%/14.4%) | 141/158/64 (38.8%/43.5%/17.6%) | 0.999 |
| Wake up at night because of symptoms of IBD (Yes/ No/ Not sure) | 191/233/98 (36.6%/44.6%/18.8%) | 136/190/37 (37.5%/52.3%/10.2%) | 0.997 |
| Suffer from significant pain or discomfort (Yes/ No/ Not sure) | 223/245/54 (42.7%/46.9%/10.3%) | 176/120/67 (48.5%/33.1%/18.5%) | 0.375 |
| Feel lacking in energy fatigued for more than half the time (Yes/ No/ Not sure) | 319/180/23 (61.1%/34.5%/4.4%) | 212/117/34 (58.4%/32.2%/9.4%) | 0.349 |
| Feel anxious or depressed because of IBD (Yes/ No/ Not sure) | 322/142/58 (61.7%/27.2%/11.1%) | 149/130/84 (41%/35.8%/23.1%) | 0.029 |
| Need a change to treatment (Yes/ No/ Not sure) | 144/173/205 (27.6%/33.1%/39.3%) | 121/108/134 (33.3%/29.8%/36.9%) | 0.083 |
| In the last 12 months, | |||
| Times of flare-ups | 4.9 (11.9) | 2.3 (3.7) | 0.064 |
| Times of hospitalization because of IBD-related Symptoms | 1.72 (1.8) | 0.71 (1.6) | 0.001 |
| absent from school or college due to IBD-related Symptoms (days) | 65.6 (108.9) | 28.5 (76.4) | 0.002 |
| absent from work due to IBD-related symptoms (days) | 71.1 (118.2) | 31.7 (84.3) | 0.001 |
| unable to do normal activities due to IBD-related Symptoms (days) | 32.4 (70.5) | 14 (50) | 0.071 |
| In the last 24 months, the longest continuous stretch of time of taking steroid tablets for IBD (months) | 2.1 (11.8) | 0.5 (4.2) | 0.001 |