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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 21, 2026; 32(47): 122108
Published online Dec 21, 2026. doi: 10.3748/wjg.122108
Published online Dec 21, 2026. doi: 10.3748/wjg.122108
Table 1 Demographic, clinical characteristics and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire scores of participants (n = 158)
| Variables | n (%) | mean ± SD | F/t | P value |
| Disease type | t = -0.814 | 0.417 | ||
| UC | 141 (89.2) | 174.74 ± 33.59 | ||
| CD | 17 (10.8) | 181.65 ± 27.94 | ||
| Gender | t = -0.448 | 0.655 | ||
| Male | 93 (58.9) | 174.49 ± 33.81 | ||
| Female | 65 (41.1) | 176.89 ± 32.06 | ||
| Age (years) | F = 0.294 | 0.746 | ||
| < 40 | 57 (36.1) | 173.02 ± 37.48 | ||
| 41-60 | 64 (40.5) | 176.09 ± 28.82 | ||
| > 60 | 37 (23.4) | 178.22 ± 33.13 | ||
| Education | F = 0.527 | 0.591 | ||
| Junior high or below | 40 (25.3) | 178.35 ± 24.86 | ||
| High school or technical secondary school | 45 (28.5) | 177.64 ± 35.90 | ||
| College or above | 73 (46.2) | 172.58 ± 35.20 | ||
| Marital status | F = 0.208 | 0.812 | ||
| Married | 129 (81.6) | 174.72 ± 31.73 | ||
| Unmarried | 25 (15.8) | 178.32 ± 40.38 | ||
| Divorced | 4 (2.5) | 182.25 ± 30.19 | ||
| Employment status | F = 0.655 | 0.581 | ||
| Employed | 108 (68.4) | 177.43 ± 30.78 | ||
| Unemployed | 7 (4.4) | 172.86 ± 20.64 | ||
| Retired | 35 (22.2) | 173.14 ± 33.57 | ||
| Student | 8 (5.1) | 161.75 ± 61.84 | ||
| Household monthly income (RMB) | F = 0.581 | 0.561 | ||
| < 3000 | 50 (31.6) | 171.92 ± 36.95 | ||
| 3000-5000 | 57 (36.1) | 175.44 ± 30.82 | ||
| > 5000 | 51 (32.3) | 179.02 ± 31.57 | ||
| Personal monthly income (RMB) | F = 0.054 | 0.947 | ||
| < 3000 | 28 (17.7) | 174 ± 35.75 | ||
| 3000-5000 | 39 (24.7) | 174.9 ± 29.97 | ||
| > 5000 | 91 (57.6) | 176.19 ± 33.73 | ||
| Medical payment | F = 0.966 | 0.428 | ||
| Self-paying | 9 (5.7) | 186.00 ± 35.03 | ||
| Rural cooperative medical | 26 (16.5) | 178.58 ± 28.58 | ||
| Urban resident medical insurance | 29 (18.4) | 169.28 ± 41.43 | ||
| Urban employee medical insurance | 91 (57.6) | 174.73 ± 31.37 | ||
| Other | 3 (1.9) | 200.00 ± 7.94 | ||
| Family history of IBD | t = -0.427 | 0.670 | ||
| Yes | 4 (2.5) | 168.50 ± 45.17 | ||
| No | 154 (97.5) | 175.66 ± 32.83 | ||
| Surgery history | t = -1.360 | 0.176 | ||
| Yes | 11 (7.0) | 162.45 ± 29.18 | ||
| No | 147 (93.0) | 176.46 ± 33.17 | ||
| Hospitalizations past 1 year | F = 5.654 | 0.004 | ||
| 0 | 82 (51.9) | 183.26 ± 27.40 | ||
| 1 | 47 (29.7) | 170.38 ± 36.82 | ||
| ≥ 2 | 29 (18.4) | 161.76 ± 36.05 |
- Citation: Wang XR, Zhang N, Li B, Zhang QM, Li MR, Ma HW. Sleep quality, treatment burden, and quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: A cross-sectional study. World J Gastroenterol 2026; 32(47): 122108
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v32/i47/122108.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.122108