Observational Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2020.
World J Gastroenterol. Jun 7, 2020; 26(21): 2852-2863
Published online Jun 7, 2020. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i21.2852
Table 1 Demographic and disease-specific properties
mITT (n = 282)mITTe (n = 212)
Gender (male/female), %47.2/52.847.6/52.4
Age (mean ± SD)40.8 (± 13.9)39.7 (± 12.1)
Marital status
Single116 (41.1)88 (41.5)
Married/living together156 (55.3)117 (55.2)
Divorced8 (2.8)7 (3.3)
Widowed2 (0.7)-
Rectal bleeding
No blood seen95 (33.7)68 (32.1)
Streaks of blood with stool less than half the time81 (28.7)55 (25.9)
Obvious blood with stool most of the time81 (28.7)69 (32.5)
Blood alone passes25 (8.9)20 (9.4)
Physician global assessment
Normal8 (2.8)7 (3.3)
Mild disease54 (19.1)39 (18.4)
Moderate disease173 (61.3)131 (61.8)
Severe disease47 (16.7)35 (16.5)
Alcohol consumption (actual)
Yes/no142 (50.4)/140 (49.6)114 (53.8)/98 (46.2)
Concomitant disease
Yes/no121 (42.9)/161 (57.1)82 (38.7)/130 (61.3)
Frequency of alcohol consumption
Occasional117 (82.4)95 (83.3)
Once a week11 (7.7)10 (8.8)
Several times a week9 (6.3)5 (4.4)
Daily5 (3.5)4 (3.5)
Nicotine consumption (actual)
Yes/no28 (9.9)/254 (90.1)22 (10.4)/190 (89.6)
Abuse of other substances
Yes/no1 (0.4)/281 (99.6)1 (0.5)/281 (99.5)
Cannabis1 (100)1 (100.0)
Table 2 Occupational status
mITT (n = 282)mITTe (n = 212)
Occupational status
Employed (full time)172 (61.0)172 (81.1)
Employed (part time)39 (13.8)39 (18.4)
Retired13 (4.6)1 (0.5)1
Full reduced12 (4.3)
Not working46 (16.3)
Part time employment due to
Ulcerative colitis7 (17.9)7 (17.9)
Other reason32 (82.1)32 (82.1)
Full reduced due to
Ulcerative colitis8 (66.7)N/A
Other reason4 (33.3)N/A
Table 3 Selected concomitant medications
mITT (n = 282)mITTe (n = 212)
Any medication125 (44.3)90 (42.5)
Corticosteroids123 (43.6)88 (41.5)
Thiopurines
Azathioprin4 (1.4)4 (1.9)