Outcomes and patients’ perspectives of transition from paediatric to adult care in inflammatory bowel disease

Table 1 Demographic detail for inflammatory bowel disease patient n (%)

	IBD transition patients (n = 46)	IBD non-transition patients (n = 35)	P value
Type of IBD
Crohn’s disease	31 (67)	22 (63)	0.81
Ulcerative colitis	14 (30)	13 (37)	0.64
Indeterminate	1 (2)	0 (0)	1.00
Gender
Male	24 (52)	13 (37)	0.26
Female	22 (48)	22 (63)	0.26
Current age (yr)
18-23	26 (57)	17 (49)	0.51
23-28	20 (43)	18 (51)	0.51
Mean age at diagnosis (yr)	14	17	< 0.000005
Disease duration (yr)	10.7	5.1	< 0.000005
Current location of care
Public	22 (52)	21 (70)	0.15
Private	18 (43)	8 (27)	0.21
Both	2 (5)	1 (3)	1.00

IBD: Inflammatory bowel disease.