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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 28, 2016; 22(36): 8219-8225
Published online Sep 28, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i36.8219
Published online Sep 28, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i36.8219
Table 1 Patient demographics n (%)
Patient demographics | Value |
Age (yr) | Mean 33.5 (18-45) |
Ethnicity | |
White | 1258 (95.0) |
Asian | 34 (2.6) |
Black | 6 (0.5) |
Other | 26 (1.9) |
Highest educational achievement | |
Secondary school | 157 (11.9) |
Apprenticeship/guild/NVQ | 386 (29.1) |
Bachelor | 577 (43.6) |
Master/PhD | 204 (15.4) |
Employment status | |
Full time employment | 697 (52.6) |
Part time employment | 337 (25.5) |
Full time education | 102 (7.7) |
Unemployed | 80 (6.0) |
House person | 108 (8.2) |
Relationship status | |
Single | 259 (19.6) |
Separated/divorced | 44 (3.3) |
Long term relationship/married/civil partnership | 1009 (76.2) |
Other | 12 (0.9) |
Same sex relationship | |
Yes | 66 (5.0) |
No | 1250 (94.4) |
Chose not to answer | 8 (0.6) |
Table 2 Disease and treatment characteristics n (%)
Characteristics | Value |
Diagnosis | |
CD | 776 (58.6) |
UC | 496 (37.5) |
IBD-U | 48 (3.6) |
Unknown | 4 (0.3) |
Age at diagnosis | Mean 25 yr |
Median 24 yr | |
Duration of disease | Mean 8.5 yr |
Median 7 yr | |
Hospital admissions | |
Yes | 923 (69.3) |
No | 401 (30.3) |
Median 2 admissions | |
Bowel resection surgery | |
Yes | 437 (32.3) |
No | 897 (67.7) |
Median 2 resections | |
5-ASA medication | |
Current | 615 (46.4) |
Previous | 521 (39.4) |
Never | 188 (14.2) |
Corticosteroids | |
Current | 175 (13.2) |
Previous | 948 (71.6) |
Never | 201 (15.2) |
Immunomodulators | |
Current | 597 (45.1) |
Previous | 368 (27.7) |
Never | 359 (27.2) |
Anti-TNF agents | |
Current | 280 (21.1) |
Previous | 196 (14.8) |
Never | 848 (64.1) |
Table 3 Patient demographics, disease characteristics and impact of speaking to healthcare professionals on Crohn’s and colitis pregnancy knowledge score
Factor | Groups | CCPKnow score | Significance |
Age | N/A | Pearson correlation -0.131 | P < 0.001 |
Age at diagnosis | N/A | Pearson correlation -0.212 | P < 0.001 |
Ethnicity | White | 7.32 | P = 0.773 |
Mixed | 8.00 | ||
Asian | 6.59 | ||
Black | 6.33 | ||
Other | 7.43 | ||
Education | Secondary school | 5.99 | P < 0.001 |
NVQ/diploma | 6.08 | ||
Bachelors degree | 8.02 | ||
Masters/PhD | 8.67 | ||
Relationship status | Single | 6.26 | P < 0.001 |
Separated/divorced | 6.82 | ||
Long term relationship | 7.60 | ||
Not stated | 7.67 | ||
Employment status | Full-time | 7.18 | P = 0.30 |
Part-time | 7.73 | ||
Full-time education | 7.46 | ||
Unemployed | 6.12 | ||
House person | 7.59 | ||
Same-sex relationship | Yes | 6.71 | P = 0.451 |
No | 7.35 | ||
Chose not to answer | 6.63 | ||
Diagnosis | CD | 7.51 | P = 0.051 |
UC | 6.97 | ||
IBD-U | 7.85 | ||
Unknown | 4.25 | ||
Children | Group 1 | 7.71 | P = 0.007 |
Group 2 | 7.05 | ||
Partner with IBD | Yes | 8.64 | P = 0.241 |
No | 7.30 | ||
Hospital admissions | Admission | 7.59 | P < 0.001 |
None | 6.66 | ||
Resection surgery | Yes | 7.71 | P = 0.018 |
No | 7.12 | ||
Current 5-ASA prescription | Yes | 7.06 | P = 0.048 |
No | 7.53 | ||
Current immunomodulatory | Yes | 7.67 | P = 0.006 |
prescription | No | 7.02 | |
Current anti-TNF | Yes | 8.30 | P < 0.0001 |
prescription | No | 7.05 | |
Spoken to HCP | Yes | 8.75 | P < 0.001 |
No | 5.82 | ||
Spoken to GP | Yes | 8.44 | P < 0.001 |
No | 6.98 | ||
Spoken to gastroenterologist | Yes | 9.18 | P < 0.001 |
No | 6.25 | ||
Spoken to IBD nurse | Yes | 9.27 | P < 0.001 |
No | 6.83 |
Table 4 Multiple linear regression analysis
Factors | Beta-coefficient | Significance |
Current 5-ASA (yes/no) | -0.490 | P = 0.603 |
Current immunomodulators (yes/no) | -0.380 | P = 0.663 |
Current biologics (yes/no) | 0.111 | P = 0.201 |
Educational achievement (university/no university) | 0.292 | P = 0.001 |
Work status (employed/unemployed) | -0.075 | P = 0.369 |
Martial status (relationship/single) | 0.120 | P = 0.147 |
Child status (group 1/group 2) | -0.142 | P = 0.157 |
Diagnosis (CD/UC) | 0.090 | P = 0.336 |
Surgery (yes/no) | -0.084 | P = 0.426 |
Hospital admission (yes/no) | 0.038 | P = 0.676 |
Spoken to HCP (yes/no) | -0.317 | P < 0.0001 |
Age | -0.211 | P = 0.053 |
Age at diagnosis | -0.274 | P = 0.003 |
- Citation: Carbery I, Ghorayeb J, Madill A, Selinger CP. Pregnancy and inflammatory bowel disease: Do we provide enough patient education? A British study of 1324 women. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22(36): 8219-8225
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v22/i36/8219.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v22.i36.8219