Table 1 Comparison between both groups as regard smoking and disease characteristics
From: Predictors of surgical intervention in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (two-center study)
Variable | Group 1 | Group 2 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age at onset in years—Mean ± SD | 26.5 ± 7.8 | 25.12 ± 5.6 | 0.372 |
Type, No. (%) | |||
UC | 12 (30%) | 28 (70%) | 0.02 |
CD | 28 (70%) | 12 (30%) | |
Location, No. (%) | |||
Colon | 12 (30%) | 28 (70%) | 0.11 |
Small Intestine | 8 (20%) | 5 (12.5%) | |
Both | 20 (50%) | 7 (17.5%) | |
Perianal disease, No. (%) | |||
Yes | 24 (60%) | 6 (15%) | < 0.001 |
No | 16 (40%) | 34 (85%) | |
Granuloma, No. (%) | |||
Yes | 16 (40%) | 6 (15%) | 0.012 |
No | 24 (60%) | 34 (85%) | |
Smoking, No. (%) | |||
Yes | 23 (57.5%) | 6 (15%) | < 0.001 |
No | 17 (42.5%) | 34 (85%) | |
CDAI for CD (n = 40) | |||
Mean ± SD | 360 ± 64.5 | 236.9 ± 45.6 | < 0.001 |
Mayo score for UC (n = 40) | |||
Mean ± SD (≤ 12) | 9.85 ± 0.93 | 7.45 ± 1.9 | < 0.001 |