Table 6 Eating habits or special diets
From: Lifestyle factors associated with inflammatory bowel disease: data from the Swiss IBD cohort study
|  | CD (n = 610) | UC/IC (n = 468) | Controls (n = 365) | p-value CD versus UC/IC | p-value IBD versus controls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Consuming food like the average [n (%)] | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Yes | 504 (82.6) | 401 (85.7) | 303 (83.1) | 0.175 | 0.369 |
  No | 106 (17.4) | 67 (14.3) | 62 (17) |  |  |
Vegetarian alimentation [n (%)] | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Yes | 24 (3.9) | 17 (3.6) | 30 (8.2) | 0.797 | 0.003 |
  No | 586 (96.1) | 451 (96.4) | 335 (91.8) |  |  |
Vegan alimentation [n (%)] | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Yes | 2 (0.3) | 4 (0.9) | 4 (1.0) | 0.249 | 0.329 |
  No | 608 (99.7) | 464 (99.1) | 361 (98.9) |  |  |
Gluten free [n (%)] | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Yes | 12 (2) | 10 (2.1) | 5 (1.4) | 0.845 | 0.701 |
  No | 598 (98) | 458 (98) | 360 (98.6) |  |  |
Low-lactose or lactose free [n (%)] | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Yes | 42 (6.9) | 27 (5.8) | 16 (4.4) | 0.458 | 0.273 |
  No | 568 (93.1) | 441 (94.2) | 349 (95.6) |  |  |
Fastfood or finished products more than 3 times a week [n (%)] | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Yes | 8 (1.3) | 8 (1.7) | 3 (0.8) | 0.592 | 0.537 |
  No | 602 (98.7) | 460 (98.3) | 362 (99.2) |  |  |
Meat-rich diet [n (%)] | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Yes | 88 (14.4) | 40 (8.6) | 39 (10.7) | 0.003 | 0.009 |
  No | 522 (85.6) | 428 (91.5) | 326 (89.3) |  |  |