Table 1 Characteristics of IBD cohort study participants (n = 388)

Sex: (men/women)

0

157/231

40%/60%

Age at baseline: Mean (SD)

5

40.4 (14.5)

<25/25–64/≥65

5

57/305/21

15%/80%/5%

Age at diagnosis: Mean (SD)

9

36.0 (14.6)

Diagnosis

0

Crohn’s

187

48%

Ulcerative colitis [1]

187

48%

Indeterminate IBD

14

4%

Education: High School or less/Trade School or Diploma/University

35

137/119/97

39%/34%/27%

Employment:

6

Working full time

204

53%

In school

95

25%

Working part-time

34

9%

Homemaker

26

7%

Retired

20

5%

Disabled

3

<1%

Worked in last year

7

313

82%

Missed work in last 6 months due to IBD

37

116

33%