Research Article

Performance of Two Screening Questionnaires for Inflammatory Arthritis in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Table 1

Disease characteristics of the study population.

Disease featureStudy population : 112

Age (yrs, mean ± SD)33.12 ± 7.19
Disease duration (yrs, mean ± SD)8 ± 5.6
BMI (Kg/m2)23.3 ± 4.5
Women48 (42.9%)
Men64 (57.1%)
UC44 (39.3%)
CD68 (60.7%)
IBD family history21 (18.7%)
Biologics42 (37.5%)
Classic immunosuppressants51 (45.5%)
Corticoids11 (9.8%)
IBD surgery28 (25%)
Diabetes0 (0%)
Hypertension0 (0%)
Dyslipidemia2 (1.8%)
Smokers24 (21.4%)
Alcohol25 (22.3%)
Psoriasis11 (9.8%)
Psoriasis family history14 (12.5%)
Asthma14 (12.5%)
Clinical enthesitis5 (4.5%)
Dactylitis3 (2.7%)

BMI: body mass index; UC: ulcerative colitis; CD: Crohn’s disease; IBD: inflammatory boweldisease. After clinical examination.