Table 1 Characteristics of participants

Age, years

39.8 ± 11.1 (20–74)

38.6 ± 10.5 (20–66)

41.8 ± 11.9 (20–74)

0.003

Female sex

199 (39.9)

101 (31.8)

98 (54.1)

< 0.001

Marital status: married

270 (54.1)

173 (54.4)

97 (53.6)

0.861

Employment status: employed or student

426 (85.4)

287 (90.3)

139 (76.8)

< 0.001

Diagnosis: CD

307 (61.5)

235 (73.9)

72 (39.8)

< 0.001

 Ileitis

66 (21.6)

50 (21.3)

16 (22.5)

 Colitis

61 (19.9)

52 (22.1)

9 (12.7)

 Ileocolitis

179 (58.5)

133 (56.6)

46 (64.8)

Diagnosis: UC

192 (38.5)

83 (26.1)

109 (60.2)

< 0.001

 Proctitis

41 (21.6)

8 (9.6)

33 (30.8)

 Left-sided colitis

55 (28.9)

30 (36.1)

25 (23.4)

 Pancolitis

94 (49.5)

45 (54.2)

49 (45.8)

Disease duration, years

12.1 ± 8.3 (0–43)

13.4 ± 7.2 (1–40)

9.9 ± 9.6 (0–43)

< 0.001

Current treatment

 Immunosuppressive drugs

93 (18.6)

52 (16.4)

41 (22.7)

0.091

 Biologics

331 (66.3)

246 (77.4)

85 (47.0)

< 0.001

IBD-SES

 Total score [29–290]

167.7 ± 44.5

158.3 ± 42.9

0.021

0.21

 Managing stress and emotions [9–90]

46.1 ± 17.4

40.1 ± 16.6

< 0.001

0.35

 Managing medical care [8–80]

58.2 ± 16.1

59.4 ± 14.7

0.397

0.08

 Managing symptoms and disease [7–70]

36.9 ± 12.9

34.5 ± 12.0

0.037

0.19

 Maintaining remission [5–50]

26.5 ± 9.0

24.3 ± 8.2

0.007

0.25

DLS

 Total score [18–90]

31.7 ± 13.4

36.9 ± 14.7

< 0.001

0.37

 Difficulties of life in society [9–45]

14.0 ± 6.8

17.5 ± 7.9

< 0.001

0.48

 Difficulties concerning bowel movements

[7–35]

13.1 ± 5.8

13.6 ± 6.0

0.336

0.09

 Decline of vitality or vigor [2-10]

4.5 ± 2.3

5.8 ± 2.2

< 0.001

0.58