Table 1 Characteristics of patients responded to the survey
| Â | CD | UC | Total | P value (CD vs. UC) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients, N (%) | 522 (58.6%) | 363 (40.1%) | 891 | Â |
Female sex, N (%) | 201 (38.5%) | 164 (45.2%) | 362 (41%) | 0.053 |
Age, years (range) | 37 (18–69) | 44 (18–75) | 40 (18–75) | 0.913 |
Disease duration since diagnosis, years (range) | 4.1 (1–21) | 4.5 (1–25) | 4.2 (1–25) | 0.214 |
Education level, N (%) | ||||
 Primary | 37 (7.1%) | 38 (10.5%) | 75 (8.4%) |  |
 Secondary | 120 (23%) | 92 (25.3%) | 214 (24%) |  |
 university | 365 (69.9%) | 233 (64.2%) | 601 (67.5%) | 0.238 |
Current occupation, N (%) | ||||
 Working (employee) | 281 (53.8%) | 218 (60.1%) | 501 (56.2%) | 0.136 |
 Working (self-employed) | 55 (10.5%) | 52 (14.3%) | 109 (12.2%) |  |
 Studying | 45 (8.6%) | 15 (4.1%) | 60 (6.7%) |  |
 Unemployed | 36 (6.9%) | 11 (3%) | 47 (5.3%) |  |
 Long-term sick leave because of IBD | 69 (13.2%) | 17 (4.7%) | 86 (9.7%) |  |
 Long-term sick leave for other reasons | 1 (0.2%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.1%) |  |
 Retired early due to IBD | 1 (0.2%) | 4 (1.1%) | 5 (0.6%) |  |
 Retired early for other reasons | 13 (2.5%) | 14 (3.9%) | 27 (3%) |  |
 Retired (because of age) | 11 (2.1%) | 29 (8%) | 42 (4.7%) |  |
 Fulfilling family role as parent or partner | 10 (1.9%) | 3 (0.8%) | 13 (1.5%) |  |
Smoker, N (%) | ||||
 Every day or almost every day | 39 (7.5%) | 39 (10.7%) | 80 (9%) |  |
 At least once per week | 6 (1.1%) | 14 (3.9%) | 20 (2.2%) |  |
 At least once per month | 2 (0.4%) | 5 (1.4%) | 7 (0.8%) |  |
 Never | 475 (91%) | 305 (84%) | 784 (88%) | 0.174 |
Abdominal surgery history for IBD, N (%) | 99 (19%) | 92 (25.3%) | 191 (21.4%) | 0.205 |