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Copyright ©2006 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Oct 14, 2006; 12(38): 6167-6171
Published online Oct 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i38.6167
Table 2 Patient demographics: CD vs UC
Patient DemographicsCD64UC52P
Median age (yr) (range)47 (20-72)45 (17-74)0.94
Ethnicity0.666
Caucasian5949
Other (AA, Asian, Hispanic, Indian, Multicultural, West Indian)53
Marital status0.914
Single1410
Married4438
Divorced43
Other (widow, unknown)
Abortions (n)0.901
05142
185
> 154
Disease severity10.2
Mild3133
Moderate2513
Severe86
Family history of IBD20.14
Primary1810
Secondary104
No family history3437
Disease duration in years
Median (yr) (range)19 (1-55)14 (1-40)0.147
6MP use
n3916
Median (yr) (range)6 (1-26)6 (1-12)0.628
Imuran use
n63
Median (yr) (range)4.5 (2-7)3 (1-4)0.433
Infliximab use
n102
Median (yr) (range)1 (1-2)1 (1)0.392