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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study population.

From: Assessing health-related quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, in Crete, Greece

 

Crohn's disease

Ulcerative colitis

Total

Total number of patients

54

81

135

Age median, years (range)

39 (16–84)

41 (21–84)

 

<60

42 (77.5%)

62 (76.6%)

104 (77.0%)

≥ 60

12(22.5%)

19 (23.4%)

31 (23.0%)

Smoking habits

   

Never smoked

20 (37.1%)

51 (62.9%)

71 (52.6%)

Ex smoker

10 (18.5%)

17 (20.9%)

27 (20.0%)

Present smoker

24 (44.4%)

13 (16.2%)

37 (27.4%)

Civil status

   

Married

38 (70.4%)

60 (74.1%)

98 (72.6%)

Single

12 (22.2 %)

14 (17.3%)

26 (19.2%)

Divorced

1 (1.9%)

2 (2.5%)

3 (2.3%)

Widowed

3 (5.5%)

5 (6.1%)

8 (5.9%)

Duration of IBD, years (mean)

6.5

8.4

 

Disease Activity

   

Minor symptoms

42 (77.8%)

68 (84%)

110 (81.5%)

Severe symptoms

12 (22.2%)

13 (16%)

25 (18.5%)

Hospitalized

12 (22.2%)

12 (15%)

24 (17.8%)