Table 1 Patient and disease characteristics of 70 consecutive patients with ulcerative colitis.

From: Prevalence of anxiety and depressive symptoms in ulcerative colitis patients in Jordan and its relationship to patient-reported disease activity

Female sex, n (%)

48 (68.6)

Age, years (mean, SD)

39.3 ± 13.64

Education, n (%)

High school degree

23 (32.9)

College education

6 (8.6)

Bachelor’s degree

29 (41.4)

Graduate degree

12 (17.1)

Employment, n (%)

Unemployed

33 (47.1)

Employed

26 (37.1)

Retired

11 (15.7)

Marital status, n (%)

Single

22 (31.4)

Married

48 (68.6)

Disease duration, years (mean, SD)

10.6 ± 8.89

Medications

Steroids, n (%)

6 (8.6)

Current/previous biologics, n (%)

14 (20)

Active disease, n (%)

34 (48.6)

Colectomy n (%)

5 (7.1)

  1. SD, standard deviation.
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