Figure 1. Location (L) of UC according to Montreal classification.
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Original Article
Volume 8, Number 3-4, August 2015, pages 207-215
Clinical and Sociodemographic Aspects of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients
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| Diagnosis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD | UC | Total | χ2 (P value) | |
| *Household income is measured in Brazilian Minimum Wege (R$788.00/month). | ||||
| Age | ||||
| 16 - 30 years old | 16 (40) | 2 (4) | 18 (21) | 19.80 (0.01) |
| 31 - 45 years old | 14 (35) | 21 (46) | 35 (40) | |
| 46 - 60 years old | 8 (20) | 12 (25) | 20 (23) | |
| > 60 years old | 2 (5) | 12 (25) | 14 (16) | |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 26 (65) | 27 (57) | 53 (61) | 0.52 (0.47) |
| Male | 14 (35) | 20 (43) | 34 (39) | |
| Origin | ||||
| Urban | 37 (95) | 35 (78) | 72 (86) | 4.99 (0.03) |
| Rural | 2 (5) | 10 (22) | 12 (14) | |
| Skin color | ||||
| White | 13 (35) | 14 (33) | 27 (34) | 0.44 (0.80) |
| Black | 7 (19) | 6 (14) | 13 (16) | |
| Mixed race | 17 (46) | 22 (53) | 39 (50) | |
| Number of residents in the same household | ||||
| One | 0 (0) | 2 (4) | 2 (2) | 2.09 (0.55) |
| Two | 9 (25) | 8 (18) | 17 (21) | |
| Three | 10 (28) | 13 (30) | 23 (29) | |
| More than three | 17 (47) | 21 (48) | 38 (48) | |
| Level of education | ||||
| Illiterate | 0 (0) | 3 (7) | 3 (3) | 11.07 (0.01) |
| Middle school | 13 (32) | 24 (53) | 37 (44) | |
| High School | 23 (58) | 11 (24) | 34 (40) | |
| College | 4 (10) | 7 (16) | 11 (13) | |
| Household income* | ||||
| Less than 1 | 3 (8) | 4 (9) | 7 (8) | 5.98 (0.11) |
| 1 - 10 | 35 (88) | 29 (68) | 64 (78) | |
| 11 - 15 | 1 (2) | 6 (14) | 7 (8) | |
| More than 15 | 1 (2) | 4 (9) | 5 (6) | |
| Employment | ||||
| Employed | 17 (43) | 23 (50) | 40 (47) | 7.10 (0.13) |
| Unemployed | 12 (31) | 9 (20) | 21 (25) | |
| Household professional | 3 (8) | 3 (6) | 6 (7) | |
| Student | 3 (8) | 0 (0) | 3 (3) | |
| Retired | 4 (10) | 11 (24) | 15 (18) | |
| Smoking habit | ||||
| Yes | 3 (8) | 2 (4) | 5 (6) | 2.70 (0.26) |
| Former smoker | 33 (84) | 35 (76) | 68 (80) | |
| No | 3 (8) | 9 (20) | 12 (14) | |
| Diagnosis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD | UC | Total | χ2 (P score) | |
| Age when symptoms started | ||||
| 0 - 15 years old | 11 (28) | 5 (12) | 16 (20) | 13.67 (0.01) |
| 15 - 25 years old | 10 (25) | 2 (5) | 12 (15) | |
| 25 - 35 years old | 9 (23) | 13 (32) | 22 (28) | |
| 35 - 45 years old | 4 (10) | 6 (14) | 10 (12) | |
| > 45 years old | 5 (13) | 15 (36) | 20 (25) | |
| Time since manifestations started | ||||
| 0 - 5 years | 17 (43) | 17 (40) | 34 (41) | 5.02 (0.29) |
| 5 - 10 years | 10 (25) | 15 (36) | 25 (30) | |
| 10 - 15 years | 7 (18) | 8 (19) | 15 (18) | |
| 15 - 20 years | 4 (10) | 0 (0) | 4 (5) | |
| > 20 years | 2 (5) | 2 (5) | 4 (5) | |
| Time between start of symptoms and diagnosis | ||||
| 0 - 5 months | 12 (34) | 13 (35) | 25 (35) | 2.19 (0.82) |
| 5 - 10 months | 6 (17) | 5 (13) | 11 (15) | |
| 10 - 15 months | 8 (23) | 9 (24) | 17 (24) | |
| 15 - 20 months | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | 1 (1) | |
| 20 or more months | 9 (26) | 8 (22) | 17 (24) | |
| Could not inform | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | 1 (1) | |
| Family history | ||||
| No | 28 (72) | 35 (83) | 63 (78) | 4.97 (0.29) |
| Parents | 5 (13) | 3 (7) | 8 (10) | |
| Siblings | 4 (10) | 1 (2) | 5 (6) | |
| Uncles/cousings/nephews | 1 (3) | 3 (7) | 4 (5) | |
| Grandparents | 1 (3) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | |
| Appendectomy history | ||||
| Yes | 5 (14) | 0 (0) | 5 (7) | 5.95 (0.02) |
| No | 31 (86) | 40 (100) | 71 (93) | |
| CD initial behavior | Superior GI tract manifestations | ||
| Inflammatory (B1) | 20 (64) | Duodenal | 1 (%) |
| Stenotic (B2) | 4 (13) | Esophagic | 2 (%) |
| Penetrating (B3) | 7 (23) | Dermathologic manifestations | |
| Penetrating forms | Pyodermitis | 3 (7) | |
| Abscess | 10 (67) | Pyoderma Gangrenosum | 3 (7) |
| Perianal fistula | 10 (67) | Erythema nodosum | 1 (2) |
| Rectovaginal fistula | 4 (27) | Ophthalmologic manifestations | |
| Enterocutaneous fistula | 2 (13) | Conjuntivitis | 4 (10) |
| Entero-enteral fistula | 3 (20) | Uveitis | 2 (5) |
| Enterovesical fistula | 1 (7) | Episcleritis | 2 (5) |
| Enteroscrotal fistula | 0 (0) | Vascular manifestations | |
| Intestinal manifestations | Venous thromboembolism in upper limb | 1 (2) | |
| Intestinal colics | 25 (62) | Venous thromboembolism in lower limb | 1 (2) |
| Abdominal pain | 24 (60) | Arterial thromboembolism in upper limb | 1 (2) |
| Tenesmus | 17 (42) | Arterial thromboembolism in lower limb | 1 (2) |
| Pasty diarrhea | 14 (36) | Tromboembolism in CNS | 1 (2) |
| Liquid diarrhea | 23 (59) | Hepatic manifestations | |
| Bloody diarrhea | 17 (44) | Colestasis | 1 (2) |
| Exclusive rectal bleeding | 9 (23) | Sclerosing colangitis | 1 (2) |
| Mucus in feces | 21 (52) | Hepatitis | 1 (2) |
| Palpable mass | 9 (23) | Other manifestations | |
| Intestinal perforation | 3 (9) | Weakness | 24 (62) |
| Intestinal obstruction | 1 (3) | Weigh loss (> 10% body weigh) | 26 (67) |
| Osteoarthicular manifestations | Adinamy | 23 (59) | |
| Joint pain | 14 (35) | Paleness | 22 (56) |
| Arthritis | 12 (30) | Subnutrition | 17 (46) |
| Sacroileitis | 2 (5) | Vomiting | 16 (41) |
| Ankylosing spondylitis | 1 (2) | Pirosis | 12 (31) |
| Fever | 9 (23) | ||
| Dysphagia | 3 (8) | ||
| Epigastric pain | 14 (36) |
| Clinical presentation of UC | Extra-intestinal manifestations | ||
| Mild/transitional | 20 (54) | Osteoarthicular manifestations | |
| Moderate | 11 (30) | Arthritis | 9 (21) |
| Severe | 6 (16) | Joint pain | 8 (19) |
| Extension of UC | Sacroileitis | 2 (5) | |
| Proctitis (distal) (E1) | 30 (71) | Ankylosing spondylitis | 1 (2) |
| Left colits (E2) | 6 (14) | Hepatic manifestations | |
| Pancolitis (E3) | 5 (12) | Colestasis | 2 (5) |
| Retrograde iletits | 1 (2) | Sclerosing colangitis | 2 (5) |
| Intestinal manifestations | Hepatitis | 2 (5) | |
| Intestinal colics | 26 (62) | Other manifestations | |
| Abdominal pain | 18 (43) | Weakness | 20 (49) |
| Tenesmus | 26 (62) | Weigh loss(> 10% body weight) | 24 (57) |
| Pasty diarrhea | 21 (51) | Adinamy | 18 (43) |
| Liquid diarrhea | 29 (67) | Paleness | 21 (51) |
| Bloody diarrhea | 30 (71) | Subnutrition | 14 (37) |
| Exclusive rectal bleeding | 19 (45) | Vomiting | 10 (24) |
| Mucus in feces | 30 (71) | Nausea | 17 (40) |
| Palpable mass | 1 (2) | Pirosis | 14 (33) |
| Fever | 5 (12) | ||
| Dysphagia | 7 (17) | ||
| Epigastric pain | 18 (43) |