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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics and risk of infectious gastroenteritis in cases and controls

From: Bidirectional association between infectious gastroenteritis and inflammatory bowel disease: a population-based study

Characteristics

Controls

N = 28,990

IBD Cases

N = 2899

p-value

IBD Cases

p-value

CD (N = 828)

UC (N = 2071)

Sex

 Males

18,510 (63.85)

1851 (63.85)

1.000

563 (68.00)

1288 (62.19)

0.003

 Females

10,480 (36.15)

1048 (36.15)

265 (32.00)

783 (37.81)

Age (years), mean ± SD

41.10±15.83

41.10±15.83

 

36.83±16.60

42.80±15.18

 

 > 12–18

1890 (6.52)

189 (6.52)

1.000

98 (11.84)

91 (4.39)

< 0.001

 19 to < 40

12,520 (43.19)

1252 (43.19)

422 (50.97)

830 (40.08)

 40 to < 60

10,800 (37.25)

1080 (37.25)

210 (25.36)

870 (42.01)

 ≥ 60

3780 (13.04)

378 (13.04)

98 (11.84)

280 (13.52)

Monthly insured salary, USD

 < 700 (median)

11,945 (43.38)

1052 (37.37)

< 0.001

275 (34.16)

777 (38.66)

0.026

 ≥ 700 (median)

15,591 (56.62)

1763 (62.63)

530 (65.84)

1233 (61.34)

Median annual family-income in areas of residence (USD) a

 < 17,000 (Q1)

6594 (24.82)

675 (25.26)

0.021

178 (23.30)

497 (26.05)

0.506

 17,000 (Q1) to < 18,600 (Q2)

6629 (24.95)

631 (23.62)

188 (24.61)

443 (23.22)

 18,600 (Q2) to < 20,600 (Q3)

6717 (25.28)

635 (23.76)

183 (23.95)

452 (23.69)

 ≥ 20,600 (Q3)

6628 (24.95)

731 (27.36)

215 (28.14)

516 (27.04)

IGE ever occurred in 5 time-windows

 ≤ 1 year

1026 (3.54)

609 (21.01)

< 0.001

199 (24.03)

410 (19.80)

0.011

 > 6 months–1 year

543 (1.87)

161 (5.55)

< 0.001

59 (7.13)

102 (4.93)

0.020

 > 1–3 years

1794 (6.19)

377 (13.00)

< 0.001

149 (18.00)

228 (11.01)

< .001

 > 3–5 years

1638 (6.77)

227 (9.38)

< 0.001

80 (11.08)

147 (8.66)

0.061

 > 6 months–5 years

3048 (12.60)

520 (21.49)

< 0.001

203 (28.12)

317 (18.67)

< 0.001

  1. Digits present number (percentage), unless otherwise specified
  2. Bold values represent p < .05
  3. IGE infectious gastroenteritis. IBD inflammatory bowel disease