Diet of patients after pouch surgery may affect pouch inflammation

Table 3 Demographic characteristics of pouch patient subgroups

	Normal pouch (n = 23)	Recurrent acute and chronic pouchitis (n = 45)	P value
Male/female	11/12	22/23	0.56
Age (yr)	53.2 ± 13.7	43.0 ± 14.9	< 0.001
Mean time since surgery (yr)	7.8 ± 4.4	11.0 ± 6.3	0.04
Operation stages (1/2/3)	4/16/3	4/34/7	0.4
Body mass index (kg/m2)	27 ± 4.9	22.6 ± 3.2	< 0.001
Food avoidance	60.90%	73.30%	0.21
Probiotics consumption	30.40%	31.10%	0.6
Vitamins/supplement consumption	43.50%	66.70%	0.06
Smokers	4.30%	13.30%	0.24