TABLE 3.

Baseline Disease Characteristics

Disease CharacteristicFemale PatientsMale PatientsP*
N (%)N (%)
Initial classification of IBD
 Ulcerative colitis1 (2.4)2 (2.8)0.048
 IBD-unspecified5 (12.2)1 (5.3)
 Crohn’s disease35 (85.4)69 (95.8)
Upper disease location at diagnosis
 L4a: upper disease proximal  to ligament of Treitz14 (35.0)19 (26.4)0.500
 L4b: upper disease distal to  ligament of Treitz and  proximal to distal 1/3 ileum4 (10.0)10 (13.9)
 Both L4a and L4b1 (2.5)6 (8.3)
 Not applicable21 (52.5)37 (51.4)
Distal disease location at  diagnosis
 L1: distal 1/3 ileum ±  limited cecal disease4 (10.0)10 (13.9)0.422
 L2: colonic disease5 (12.5)8 (11.1)
 L3: ileocolonic disease31 (77.5)50 (69.4)
 No distal disease location  at diagnosis0 (0)4 (5.6)
Disease behavior
 B1: nonstricturing/  nonpenetrating37 (92.5)63 (87.5)0.805
 B2: stricturing1 (2.6)3 (4.2)
 B3: penetrating2 (5.1)5 (6.9)
 B2B3: both penetrating and  stricturing disease,  either at the same time  or at different times0 (0)1 (1.4)
Perianal disease behavior at diagnosis
 Yes7 (17.1)11 (15.3)0.795
 No34 (82.9)61 (84.7)
Disease CharacteristicFemale PatientsMale PatientsP*
N (%)N (%)
Initial classification of IBD
 Ulcerative colitis1 (2.4)2 (2.8)0.048
 IBD-unspecified5 (12.2)1 (5.3)
 Crohn’s disease35 (85.4)69 (95.8)
Upper disease location at diagnosis
 L4a: upper disease proximal  to ligament of Treitz14 (35.0)19 (26.4)0.500
 L4b: upper disease distal to  ligament of Treitz and  proximal to distal 1/3 ileum4 (10.0)10 (13.9)
 Both L4a and L4b1 (2.5)6 (8.3)
 Not applicable21 (52.5)37 (51.4)
Distal disease location at  diagnosis
 L1: distal 1/3 ileum ±  limited cecal disease4 (10.0)10 (13.9)0.422
 L2: colonic disease5 (12.5)8 (11.1)
 L3: ileocolonic disease31 (77.5)50 (69.4)
 No distal disease location  at diagnosis0 (0)4 (5.6)
Disease behavior
 B1: nonstricturing/  nonpenetrating37 (92.5)63 (87.5)0.805
 B2: stricturing1 (2.6)3 (4.2)
 B3: penetrating2 (5.1)5 (6.9)
 B2B3: both penetrating and  stricturing disease,  either at the same time  or at different times0 (0)1 (1.4)
Perianal disease behavior at diagnosis
 Yes7 (17.1)11 (15.3)0.795
 No34 (82.9)61 (84.7)

*P value corresponds to the comparison between females and males on each clinical variable using the t-test for continuous variables and Chi-Squared test for categorical variables.

TABLE 3.

Baseline Disease Characteristics

Disease CharacteristicFemale PatientsMale PatientsP*
N (%)N (%)
Initial classification of IBD
 Ulcerative colitis1 (2.4)2 (2.8)0.048
 IBD-unspecified5 (12.2)1 (5.3)
 Crohn’s disease35 (85.4)69 (95.8)
Upper disease location at diagnosis
 L4a: upper disease proximal  to ligament of Treitz14 (35.0)19 (26.4)0.500
 L4b: upper disease distal to  ligament of Treitz and  proximal to distal 1/3 ileum4 (10.0)10 (13.9)
 Both L4a and L4b1 (2.5)6 (8.3)
 Not applicable21 (52.5)37 (51.4)
Distal disease location at  diagnosis
 L1: distal 1/3 ileum ±  limited cecal disease4 (10.0)10 (13.9)0.422
 L2: colonic disease5 (12.5)8 (11.1)
 L3: ileocolonic disease31 (77.5)50 (69.4)
 No distal disease location  at diagnosis0 (0)4 (5.6)
Disease behavior
 B1: nonstricturing/  nonpenetrating37 (92.5)63 (87.5)0.805
 B2: stricturing1 (2.6)3 (4.2)
 B3: penetrating2 (5.1)5 (6.9)
 B2B3: both penetrating and  stricturing disease,  either at the same time  or at different times0 (0)1 (1.4)
Perianal disease behavior at diagnosis
 Yes7 (17.1)11 (15.3)0.795
 No34 (82.9)61 (84.7)
Disease CharacteristicFemale PatientsMale PatientsP*
N (%)N (%)
Initial classification of IBD
 Ulcerative colitis1 (2.4)2 (2.8)0.048
 IBD-unspecified5 (12.2)1 (5.3)
 Crohn’s disease35 (85.4)69 (95.8)
Upper disease location at diagnosis
 L4a: upper disease proximal  to ligament of Treitz14 (35.0)19 (26.4)0.500
 L4b: upper disease distal to  ligament of Treitz and  proximal to distal 1/3 ileum4 (10.0)10 (13.9)
 Both L4a and L4b1 (2.5)6 (8.3)
 Not applicable21 (52.5)37 (51.4)
Distal disease location at  diagnosis
 L1: distal 1/3 ileum ±  limited cecal disease4 (10.0)10 (13.9)0.422
 L2: colonic disease5 (12.5)8 (11.1)
 L3: ileocolonic disease31 (77.5)50 (69.4)
 No distal disease location  at diagnosis0 (0)4 (5.6)
Disease behavior
 B1: nonstricturing/  nonpenetrating37 (92.5)63 (87.5)0.805
 B2: stricturing1 (2.6)3 (4.2)
 B3: penetrating2 (5.1)5 (6.9)
 B2B3: both penetrating and  stricturing disease,  either at the same time  or at different times0 (0)1 (1.4)
Perianal disease behavior at diagnosis
 Yes7 (17.1)11 (15.3)0.795
 No34 (82.9)61 (84.7)

*P value corresponds to the comparison between females and males on each clinical variable using the t-test for continuous variables and Chi-Squared test for categorical variables.

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