Research Article

Factors Predicting the Adherence to the Therapy of Italian IBD Patients

Table 1

Study population characteristics (151 patients).

VariablesN (%)

Males81 (53.6)
Age groups
<30 years58 (38.4)
31–50 years57 (37.7)
>50 years36 (23.8)
Type of disease
CD64 (42.4)
UC87 (57.6)
Disease activity
Remission82 (58.9)
Active62 (41.1)
Time from diagnosis
<1 year18 (11.9)
1–5 years59 (39.1)
>5 years74 (49)
Concomitant drugs42 (27.8)

CD = Crohn’s disease; UC = ulcerative colitis.