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Table 1 Demographics and clinical characteristics of study population (N = 1394)

From: The burden and management of anemia in Greek patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a retrospective, multicenter, observational study

 

Total IBD

CD

UC

Number (%)

1394 (100)

834 (59.8)

560 (40.2)

Median diagnosis age (years, range)

33 (23–46)

32 (22–46)

35 (24–46)

Sex (females, %)

635 (45.6)

389 (46.6)

246 (43.9)

Median IBD durationa (years, range)

3 (1–9)

3 (1–8.25)

3 (1–10)

Active smokers (%)

442 (31.7)

330 (39.5)

112 (20)

Ex-smokers (%)

366 (26.2)

189 (22.7)

177 (31.6)

Never smoked (%)

586 (42.1)

315 (37.8)

271 (48.4)

Median BMI (range)

24.5 (21.5–27.8)

24.3 (21.5–27.9)

24.7 (21.6–27.7)

Montreal classification for UC

 Proctitis (E1, %)

  

63 (11.25)

 Left sided colitis (E2, %)

  

237 (42.5)

 Extensive colitis (E3, %)

  

259 (46.25)

Montreal classification for CD

I nflammatory (B1, %)

 

515 (61.8)

 

 Stricturing (B2, %)

 

190 (22.8)

 

 Penetrating (B3, %)

 

129 (15.4)

 

 Perianal (p, %)

 

165 (19.8)

 

 Ileum (L1, N, %)

 

376 (45.0)

 

 Colon (L2, N, %)

 

79 (9.5)

 

 Ileocolonic (L3, N, %)

 

380 (45.5)

 

 Upper GI (L4, N, %)

 

114 (13.7)

 

 EIMs (%)

469 (33.6)

325 (38.9)

144 (25.7)

 Anti-TNFs (N, %)

692 (49.6)

495 (59.4)

197 (35.2)

 Immunomodulators (N, %)

529 (37.9)

380 (45.6)

149 (26.6)

 Other biologics (N, %)

230 (16.5)

131 (15.7)

99 (17.7)

 IBD-related surgery (N, %)

176 (12.6)

156 (18.7)

20 (3.6)

  1. UC, Ulcerative Colitis; CD, Crohn’s Disease; BMI, Body Mass Index; IBD, Inflammatory Bowel Disease; GI, Gastrointestinal; EIMs, Exta-intestinal Manifestations; Anti-TNFs, Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factors
  2. aAt first presentation of anemia for anemic patients or at entry for non-anemic patients