Table 7 Overweight or obesity during childhood and beginning of adulthood compared to children of their age
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
During childhood [n (%)] | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Insufficient weight/very thin | 104 (17.2) | 77 (16.5) | 54 (14.9) | 0.027 | 0.012 |
  Weight in the average | 410 (67.9) | 341 (73.2) | 268 (74) | ||
  Overweight, round, coated | 77 (12.8) | 36 (7.7) | 35 (9.7) | ||
  Obese | 5 (0.8) | 0 | 5 (1.4) | ||
  I don’t know | 7 (1.2) | 9 (2) | 0 | ||
  Missing | 7 | 6 | 3 | ||
At the beginning of adulthood [n (%)] | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Insufficient weight/very thin | 102 (16.9) | 56 (12.1) | 35 (9.7) | 0.027 | 0.014 |
  Weight in the average | 441 (73.3) | 376 (81) | 287 (79.3) | ||
  Overweight, round, coated | 53 (8.8) | 28 (6) | 37 (10.2) | ||
  Obese | 4 (1) | 2 (0.4) | 3 (0.8) | ||
  Missing | 8 | 6 | 3 |