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. 2019 Mar 7;25(9):1577–1585. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izz032

TABLE 2.

Clinical Characteristics of Study Sample by Diagnosis

CD UC IBS
n = 89 n = 43 n = 57
Age at symptom onset, mean ± SD, y 19.7 ± 10.6 25.0 ± 12.0 21.3 ± 12.4
Age at diagnosis, mean ± SD, y 24.1 ± 11.1 27.3 ± 11.1 29.1 ± 12.0
No. outpatient office visits per year, mean ± SD 4.3 ± 3.5 2.95 ± 2.3 2.3 ± 2.8
Symptom severity, mean ± SD
 SIBDQ (Bowel + Systemic scales) 20.9 ± 6.2 22.5 ± 5.9 18.4 ± 5.3
 HBI or SCCAI, % (No.) 10.3 ± 6.6 8.7 ± 5.4 -
Prior surgery for disease, % (No.) 75.3 (67) 27.9 (12) 7.0 (4)
Type of surgery, % (No.)
 Bowel resection 51.5 (34) 0 -
 Ileostomy 24.2 (16) 9.1 (1) -
 Colectomy/proctocolectomy (IPAA) 7.6 (5) 81.8 (9) -
 Other 16.7 (11) 9.1 (1) -
No. surgeries, mean ± SD 4.8 ± 5.7 3.4 ± 3.8 1.8 ± 1.5
Most recent surgery experience, mean ± SD 54.02 ± 29.4 58.3 ± 23.8 80.5 ± 7.9
Felt intense fear/anxiety/risk to life, % (No.) 70.1 (47) 83.3 (10) 50.0 (2)
Prior hospitalization for disease, % (No.) 86.5 (77) 62.8 (27) 19.3 (11)
No. hospitalizations, mean ± SD 12.11 ± 19.5 5.1 ± 6.4 2.3 ± 1.3
Length of most recent hospital stay, mean ± SD, d 16.0 ± 24.8 11.6 ± 9.5 3.6 ± 2.3
Type of hospitalization, % (No.)
 General room 74.0 (57) 77.8 (21) 100 (11)
 Intensive care unit 6.5 (5) 3.7 (1) 0
 Both 19.5 (15) 18.5 (5) 0
Reason for hospitalization, % (No.)
 Disease complication 26.0 (20) 8.3 (2) 9.1 (1)
 Medication complication 9.1 (7) 12.5 (3) 9.1 (1)
 Severe disease flare 36.4 (28) 66.7 (16) 54.5 (6)
 Severe infection 3.9 (3) 0 0
 Surgery 23.4 (18) 8.3 (2) 9.1 (1)
 Other 1.3 (1) 4.2 (1) 18.2 (2)
Most recent hospital experience, mean ± SD 49.6 ± 30.9 59.0 ± 24.0 58.8 ± 22.6
Felt intense fear/anxiety/risk to life, % (No.) 74.0 (57) 85.2 (23) 72.7 (8)

“Other” surgery includes fistula repair and strictureplasty. Hospital and surgery experiences are rated on a scale of 0 (horrible) to 100 (excellent).