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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of IBD patients (N = 199)

From: Associations between disease activity, social support and health-related quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases: the mediating role of psychological symptoms

Variables

n

%

Gender

 male

114

57.3

 female

85

42.7

Age, years (mean = 35.3 SD = 10.6)

 18~

29

14.6

 25~

77

38.7

 35~

42

21.1

 45~

51

25.6

Ethnicity

 Han

161

80.9

 Others

38

19.1

Education

 Primary school or below

17

8.5

 Junior high school

45

22.6

 Senior high school

30

15.1

 College or above

107

53.8

Marital status

 Unmarried

46

23.1

 Married

139

69.8

 Divorced or widowed

14

7.0

Monthly income,

 ≤ ¥1999

10

5.0

 ¥2000~

99

49.7

 ¥5000~

67

33.7

 ≥ ¥10,000

23

11.6

Place of residence

 City/County/Town

108

54.3

 Rural

91

45.7

Employment (study) status

 Continue work or study

37

18.6

 Sick leave/Unemployed

88

44.2

 Work/study and sick leave alternate

74

37.2

Physical exercise

 Inactivity

26

13.1

 < 4 times per month

41

20.6

 ≥ 1 times per week

94

47.2

 ≥ 1 times per day

38

19.1

Type of IBD

 UC

86

43.2

 CD

113

56.8

Disease course, years

 < 1

46

23.1

 1~

122

61.3

 ≥ 6

31

15.6

DAI

 < 4

28

14.1

 ≥ 4

171

85.9

Depression

 Normal

90

45.2

 Mild

42

21.1

 Moderate

56

28.1

 Severe

11

5.5

Anxiety

 Normal

113

56.8

 Mild

28

14.1

 Moderate

51

25.6

 Severe

7

3.5

  1. Abbreviations: IBD Inflammatory bowel disease, DAI Disease activity indices, SD Standard deviation