Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients with UC and matched controls.

From: Effect of smoking on the development and outcomes of inflammatory bowel disease in Taiwan: a hospital-based cohort study

 

UC patients

N = 297*

Controls

N = 1188

p value

Sex (n, %)

Male

183 (61.6%)

732 (61.6%)

 

Female

114 (38.4%)

456 (38.4%)

 

Age at diagnosis, year (median, range)

42 (12, 64)

N/A

 

Follow-up, month (median, range)

100 (0, 691)

N/A

 

Comorbidities (n, %)

Hypertension

35 (11.8%)

140 (11.8%)

 

Diabetes mellitus

11 (3.7%)

44 (3.7%)

 

Dyslipidemia

22 (7.4%)

88 (7.4%)

 

Viral hepatitis

49 (16.5%)

N/A

 

Coronary artery disease

14 (4.7%)

N/A

 

Chronic kidney disease

2 (0.7%)

N/A

 

Extent at diagnosis (n, %)

Proctitis

44 (17.3%)

N/A

 

Left-sided

95 (37.3%)

N/A

 

Extensive

116 (45.5%)

N/A

 

The Modified Mayo Score (Mean, SD)

2.2 (0.8)

N/A

 

Smoking (n, %)

  

 < 0.01

Never

235 (79.1%)

827 (69.6%)

 

Past

31 (10.4%)

117 (9.9%)

 

Current

31 (10.4%)

244 (20.5%)

 
  1. *Inclusion criteria: patients aged 12–64 years with complete information on hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and smoking status.