Table 2

The characteristics of the patient sample for IBDEX validation*

VariablesAll patientsCrohn's diseaseUlcerative colitis
Number of cases255125130
Age (%)
 18–39128 (50.1)62 (49.6)66 (50.8)
 40–65106 (41.6)52 (41.6)54 (41.5)
 >6521 (8.2)11 (8.8)10 (7.7)
Gender (%)
 Male116 (45.5)43 (34.4)73 (56.2)
 Female139 (54.5)82 (65.6)57 (43.8)
Physician global assessment (%)
 Remission71 (27.8)34 (27.2)37 (28.5)
 Mild133 (52.2)70 (56)63 (48.5)
 Moderate30 (11.8)13 (10.4)17 (13.1)
 Severe21 (8.2)8 (6.4)13 (10.0)
Disease severity
 HBI5 (4)
 SCCAI4 (3)
  • *Categorical data are presented as numbers (percentages). Continuous data are presented as means (SD).

  • IBDEX, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Index; HBI, Harvey Bradshaw Index; SCCAI, Simple Clinical Colitis Activity Index.