Table 1 Clinical characteristics of IBD patients
From: Prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease in two districts of Sri Lanka: a hospital based survey
| Â | Ulcerative colitis (UC) (N = 240) | Crohn's disease (CD) (N = 55) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | Â | Â |
   Females | 144 | 28 |
   Males | 96 | 27 |
Mean age at diagnosis | Â | Â |
   Females | 38.1 | 33.4 |
   Males | 36.6 | 36.2 |
Ethnicity | Â | Â |
   Sinhalese | 209 (89.7%) | 50 (90.9%) |
   Tamil | 17 (7.3%) | 4 (7.3%) |
   Muslim | 7 (3%) | 1 (1.8%) |
| Â | - | - |
Extent of disease (UC-221) | Â | Â |
   Distal | 113 (51.1%) | - |
   Left-sided | 50 (22.6%) | - |
   Extensive | 58 (26.3) | - |
Extent of disease (CD-55) | Â | Â |
   Only small intestinal involvement | - | 7 (12.7%) |
   Only large intestinal involvement | - | 44 (80%) |
   Large & small intestinal involvement | - | 4 (7.3%) |
   Perianal disease | - | 4 (7.3%) |
   Upper gastrointestinal involvement | - | 3 (5.5%) |
Severity of disease | (UC-166) | (CD-45) |
   Mild | 97 (58.4%) | 26 (57.7%) |
   Moderate | 49 (29.5%) | 10 (22.2%) |
   Severe | 20 (12.2%) | 9 (20%) |
Extra-intestinal manifestations | Â | Â |
   Arthralgia and arthritis | 68 (28.3%) | 13 (23.6%) |
   Ocular disease | 22 (9.2%) | 9 (16.4%) |
   Skin rashes | 18 (7.5%) | 3 (5.5%) |
   Backache | 17 (7.1%) | 3 (5.5%) |
Positive family history | 5 (2.1%) | 3 (5.5%) |
Surgical intervention | 11 (4.6%) | 10 (18.2%) |