Table 1 Baseline characteristics for the studied population

From: The association between the intake of specific dietary components and lifestyle factors and microscopic colitis

 

Non-cases N=27 960

 

Cases N=135

 

Gender (n, %)

 Males

11 042

39.5

20

14.8

 Females

16 918

60.5

115

85.2

Mean age (years) (range)

58.1

(44.5–73.6)

58.2

(44.9–72.8)

Median age (years) (IQR)

57.8

(51.3–64.2)

58.2

(51.3–64.0)

Smoking habits (n, %)

 Never smokers

10 605

37.9

39

28.9

 Ex-smokers

9465

33.9

41

30.4

 Smokers

7878

28.2

55

40.7

 Sum

27 948

 

135

 

Alcohol habits (g/day) (n, %)

 Zero consumers

1806

6.5

7

5.2

 ⩽2.55

6585

23.6

33

24.4

 2.55–7.93

6499

23.2

24

17.8

 7.93–15.97

6533

23.4

38

28.1

 15.98–194

6537

23.4

33

24.4

 Sum

27 960

 

135

 

BMI (kg/m2) (n, %)

⩽23.01

6999

25.0

37

27.4

23.02–25.28

7020

25.1

37

27.4

25.29–27.97

6932

24.8

32

23.7

⩾27.98

7004

25.1

29

21.5

Sum

27 955

 

135

 

Education

 Elementary school or below

11 720

42.0

57

42.2

 Primary and secondary school

7300

26.2

32

23.7

 Upper secondary school

2472

8.9

17

12.6

 Further without degree

2427

8.7

15

11.1

 University degree

3970

14.2

14

10.4

 Sum

27 889

 

135

 

Physical activity (points) (n, %)

 ⩽3950

6943

25.0

31

23.0

 3951–6750

6942

25.0

40

29.6

 6751–10 670

6941

25.0

34

25.2

 ⩾10 671

6943

25.0

30

22.2

 Sum

27 769

 

135

 
  1. Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; IQR, interquartile range. Leisure-time physical activity was obtained from the estimated minutes per week spent on 17 different activities. A score was constructed taking into account the intensity and duration of the activity; the score was divided into quartiles.
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