Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of IBD patients (n = 229) and non-IBD controls (n = 229)

	IBD	Non-IBD	p-value
Male	96	96
Female	133	133
Mean age (years)	51 ± 16	51 ± 16
Crohn’s disease
Male	60
Female	88
Total	148
Ulcerative colitis
Male	36
Female	44
Total	80
IBD undetermined	1
Diabetes mellitus	15	15
Smoking	53	72	0.046
Daily intake of alcohol	19	17	0.728
Use of IBD-related medication	125	4	<0.0005