Research Article

Adherence to Medical Treatment in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients from a Referral Center in Bahia-Brazil

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics in inflammatory bowel disease patients from Salvador/BA 2017/2018.

Gender
 Female190 (62.9)
 Male112 (37.1)
Age (yr)
Ethnicity/color-self-declaration
 Mixed race158 (52.7)
 Black110 (36.7)
 White22 (7.3)
 Asian7 (2.3)
 Not declared3 (1.0)
Origin
 Urban area243 (80.5)
 Countryside52 (17.2)
 Not declared7 (2.3)
Scholarity
 High school134 (44.5)
 Literateb65 (21.6)
 Primary school56 (18.6)
 University42 (14.0)
 Illiterate3 (1.0)
 Not declared1 (0.3)
Marital status
 Married135 (45.0)
 Single133 (44.3)
 Divorced20 (6.7)
 Widower12 (4.0)

Values are presented as or number (%). bOnly read and write, without complete supplementary education.