Table 1.
Main characteristics of the adolescents and adult patients involved.
| Characteristics |
Adolescent
Population (n = 122) |
Adult
Population (n = 164) |
Overall (n = 286) |
|---|---|---|---|
| male/female | 58/64 | 45/119 | 103/183 |
| ethnicity: Hungarian/other | 115/6 | 156/8 | 271/14 |
| age (mean ± SD; yrs) | 17 ± 1 | 38 ± 11 | 29 ± 13 |
| disease duration time (mean ± SD; yrs) | 10 ± 8 | 4 ± 3 | 7 ± 7 |
| Crohn’s disease/ ulcerative colitis | 80/42 | 100/64 | 180/106 |
| previous intestinal surgery (%) | 17 | 35 | 27 |
| comorbidities (%) | 15 | 34 | 26 |
| therapy (%): biologicals | 44 | 39 | 41 |
| steroids | 25 | 18 | 21 |
| azathioprine | 37 | 39 | 38 |
| 5-ASA | 59 | 56 | 55 |
n: number; SD: standard deviation; yrs: years; 5-ASA: 5-aminosalicylate.