Abundance of Enterobacteriaceae in the colon mucosa in diverticular disease

Table 1 Basal characteristics of the subjects n (%)

Characteristic	Diverticular disease, n = 16	No diverticula, n = 35	P value
Age in year	68 (62-76)	62 (40-74)	0.072
Sex, male/female	6/10	18/17	0.384
Body mass index in kg/m2	27 (24-30)	25 (22-27)	0.136
Education			0.001
Primary school	9 (60.0)	7 (20.0)
Secondary school	1 (6.7)	20 (57.1)
Higher education	4 (26.7)	6 (17.1)
Missing	1 (6.7)	2 (5.7)
Occupation			0.332
Working/studying	4 (25.0)	15 (42.9)
Retired	9 (56.3)	16 (45.7)
Sick leave/disability	2 (12.5)	2 (5.7)
Missing	1 (6.3)	2 (5.7)
Civil status			0.376
Single/living alone	2 (12.5)	2 (5.7)
Married/cohabitation	8 (50.0)	22 (62.9)
Divorced/widowed	5 (31.3)	6 (17.1)
Missing	1 (6.3)	5 (14.3)
Physical activity			0.033
Mostly sitting	5 (31.3)	1 (2.9)
Light activity	6 (37.5)	15 (42.9)
Moderate but regular activity	3 (18.8)	14 (40.0)
Regular activity	1 (6.3)	3 (8.6)
Missing	1 (6.3)	2 (5.7)
Smoking			0.668
Never smoked	4 (25.0)	13 (37.1)
Former smokers	7 (43.8)	15 (42.9)
Current smokers	4 (25.1)	5 (14.3)
Missing	1 (6.3)	2 (5.7)
Alcohol intake frequency			0.765
Never	4 (25.0)	4 (11.4)
Once monthly or less	3 (18.8)	10 (28.6)
2-4 times a month	3 (18.8)	9 (25.7)
2-3 times a week	4 (25.0)	8 (22.9)
≥ 4 times a week	1 (6.3)	2 (5.7)
Missing	1 (6.3)	2 (5.7)
Alcohol amount at each intake			0.231
1-2 glasses	7 (43.8)	20 (57.1)
3-4 glasses	2 (12.5)	7 (20.0)
≥ 5 glasses	2 (12.5)	1 (2.9)
Missing	5 (31.3)	6 (17.2)
Alcohol intake of 6 or more glasses			0.361
Never	9 (56.3)	15 (42.9)
Once monthly or less	5 (31.3)	11 (31.4)
Daily or several days a week	1 (6.3)	4 (11.4)
Missing	1 (6.3)	5 (14.3)
Antibiotic use last 6 mo	5 (31.3)	5 (14.3)	0.299
Probiotic use	2 (1.3)	2 (6.1)	0.701
Vaginal delivery	15 (93.8)	31 (88.6)	1

Values are presented as median (interquartile ranges), unless otherwise indicated. Differences between groups were calculated by Fisher’s exact test or Mann-Whitney U test. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.