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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2019; 25(30): 4246-4260
Published online Aug 14, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i30.4246
Published online Aug 14, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i30.4246
Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants
| Crohn's Disease | Ulcerative colitis | Total | P value | ||
| Diagnosis, n (%) | 392 (69) | 179 (31) | 571(100) | NS | |
| Gender, M/F, n | 190/162 | 75/78 | 505 | NS | |
| Age, yr, mean ± SD | |||||
| Current | 33.8 ± 12.5 | 35.1 ± 15.1 | 34.2 ± 13.3 | NS | |
| At diagnosis | 24.1 ± 10.8 | 26.8 ± 12.5 | 25.0 ± 11.4 | NS | |
| Active symptoms (MIBDI A-D) | 269 (69) | 127 (71) | 396 (69) | NS | |
| Marital status, n (%) | NS | ||||
| Single | 192 (49) | 88 (49) | 280 (49) | ||
| Married | 176 (45) | 80 (45) | 265 (45) | ||
| Divorced | 19 (5) | 9 (5) | 28 (5) | ||
| Widow | 3 (< 1) | 2 (1) | 5 (< 1) | ||
| Separated | 2 (< 1) | 0 (0) | 2 (< 1) | ||
| Total | 392 (100) | 179 (100) | 571 (100) | ||
| Occupational status, n (%) | NS | ||||
| Full time work | 163 (47) | 64 (40) | 227 (44) | ||
| Part time work | 46 (13) | 23 (14) | 69 (14) | ||
| Homemaker | 9 (3) | 5 (3) | 14 (3) | ||
| Student full time | 47 (13) | 25 (16) | 72 (14) | ||
| Student part time | 38 (11) | 28 (17) | 66 (13) | ||
| Retired | 9 (3) | 9 (6) | 18 (4) | ||
| Unemployed | 15 (4) | 4 (3) | 19 (4) | ||
| Disability | 23 (7) | 3 (2) | 26 (5) | ||
| Total | 350 (100) | 161 (100) | 511 (100) | ||
| Level of education, n (%) | NS | ||||
| High school completion | 155 (50) | 68 (50) | 223 (50) | ||
| Bachelor’s degree | 105 (34) | 41 (30) | 146 (33) | ||
| Master’s degree | 43 (14) | 25 (18) | 68 (15) | ||
| Doctorate | 10 (3) | 2 (2) | 12 (3) | ||
| Total | 313 (100) | 136 (100) | 449 (100) | ||
| Diagnosis informed by, n (%) | 0.02 | ||||
| Family doctor | 25 (6) | 5 (3) | 30 (5) | ||
| Gastroenterologist | 306 (78) | 155 (87) | 461 (81) | ||
| Nurse | 1 (< 1) | 2 (1) | 3 (< 1) | ||
| Surgeon | 28 (7) | 3 (2) | 31 (5) | ||
| Parent | 12 (3) | 6 (3) | 18 (3) | ||
| Someone else | 20 (5) | 8 (5) | 28 (5) | ||
| Total | 392 (100) | 179 (100) | 571 (100) | ||
| Country of birth, n (%) | NS | ||||
| Israel | 343 (88) | 149 (83) | 492 (86) | ||
| Former Soviet Union | 18 (5) | 11 (6) | 29 (5) | ||
| Western Europe | 12 (3) | 6 (3) | 18 (3) | ||
| USA/Canada | 8 (2) | 9 (5) | 17 (3) | ||
| Middle East (Exc. Israel) | 7 (2) | 3 (2) | 10 (2) | ||
| Latin America | 3 (< 1) | 1 (0.6) | 4 (< 1) | ||
| Total | 391 (100) | 179 (100) | 570 (100) | ||
| Religion, n (%) | NS | ||||
| Jewish | 384 (98) | 173 (97) | 557 (98) | ||
| Muslim | 3 (< 1) | 2 (1) | 5 (1) | ||
| Druze | 2 (< 1) | 3 (2) | 5 (1) | ||
| Christian | 3 (< 1) | 1 (< 1) | 4 (< 1) | ||
| Total | 392 (100) | 179 (100) | 571 (100) | ||
| Family history of IBD, n (%) | NS | ||||
| 1st degree relative | 57 (15) | 16 (9) | 73 (13) | ||
| 2nd degree relative | 76 (19) | 40 (22) | 116 (20) | ||
| Total | 133 (34) | 56 (31) | 189 (33) | ||
| Prior hospitalization for IBD, n (%) | |||||
| Ever | 276 (70) | 86 (48) | 362 (63) | < 0.001 | |
| Last year | 120 (31) | 43 (24) | 163 (29) | NS | |
| Prior surgery for IBD, n (%) | |||||
| Ever | 130 (33) | 9 (5) | 139 (24) | < 0.001 | |
| Last year | 36 (17) | 3 (4) | 39 (14) | 0.005 |
- Citation: Daher S, Khoury T, Benson A, Walker JR, Hammerman O, Kedem R, Naftali T, Eliakim R, Ben-Bassat O, Bernstein CN, Israeli E. Inflammatory bowel disease patient profiles are related to specific information needs: A nationwide survey. World J Gastroenterol 2019; 25(30): 4246-4260
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v25/i30/4246.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v25.i30.4246