Research Article

Determinants of Weight Loss prior to Diagnosis in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Retrospective Observational Study

Table 2

Mean BMI at diagnosis and % of BMI loss prior to diagnosis.

Characteristics       Mean BMI at diagnosis
Mean BMI kg/m² (SE/range)
    % BMI loss prior to diagnosis
Mean BMI kg/m² (SE/range)
Ulcerative colitisCrohn’s diseaseUlcerative colitisCrohn’s disease

All patients23.97 (0.33, 37.40)23.68 (0.44, 43.10)7.63 (0.59, 57.71)9.76 (0.71, 57.99)
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Age at diagnosis
 A117.51 (1.42, 9.68)16.28 (1.05, 14.72)15.66 (7.10, 46.18)14.25 (2.72, 36.98)
 A222.74 (0.37, 32.26)22.72 (0.52, 40.37)8.50 (0.78, 56.36)10.95 (1.00, 57.99)
 A326.10 (0.53, 32.08)27.03 (0.73, 28.75)5.89 (0.80, 36.28)6.58 (0.91, 40.27)
Sex
 Male24.20 (0.43, 32.26)23.07 (0.53, 29.71)7.45 (0.89, 57.71)9.22 (1.02, 56.02)
 Female23.76 (0.49, 35.26)24.27 (0.70, 40.37)7.79 (0.78, 44.84)10.26 (1.00, 55.42)
Smoking
 Yes22.75 (1.03, 23.31)23.54 (0.76, 32.45)7.45 (2.20, 44.78)11.61 (1.70, 53.13)
 No24.09 (0.34, 37.40)23.72 (0.53, 43.10)7.64 (0.61, 57.71)9.18 (0.77, 48.51)
Appendectomy
 Positive26.35 (1.24, 23.60)24.68 (0.92, 20.49)7.46 (2.30, 46.20)7.46 (1.73, 43.17)
 Negative24.15 (0.43, 37.40)23.29 (0.61, 43.10)7.05 (0.74, 56.36)10.98 (0.95, 55.42)
Family history of IBD
 Positive22.26 (0.65, 26.32)23.99 (0.95, 24.83)9.91 (1.58, 48.81)9.21 (1.32, 33.68)
 Negative24.40 (0.37, 35.71)23.60 (0.50, 43.10)7.05 (0.61, 53.66)9.89 (0.82, 57.99)
Family history of CRC
 Positive21.56 (0.55, 12.42)24.14 (1.83, 36.93)8.28 (2.05, 50.44)14.49 (2.81, 37.11)
 Negative24.40 (0.38, 37.40)23.35 (0.46, 41.54)7.45 (0.64, 57.71)9.90 (0.79, 57.99)
History of IBD surgery
 Positive20.95 (0.92, 1.24)22.27 (0.67, 41.54)9.61 (2.39, 29.63)11.94 (1.33, 53.13)
 Negative24.11 (0.39, 35.71)24.70 (0.64, 41.88)7.55 (0.73, 55.87)8.44 (0.89, 46.81)
Disease location
 IlealN/A23.86 (1.07, 26.46)N/A11.31 (1.99, 36.07)
 IleocolonicN/A23.35 (0.61, 43.10)N/A10.46 (1.00, 57.99)
 ColonicN/A24.27 (1.03, 33.63)N/A8.77 (1.62, 55.56)
Behaviour
 InflammatoryN/A23.88 (0.59, 43.10)N/A8.92 (0.88, 48.05)
 StenoticN/A24.01 (1.05, 26.49)N/A9.75 (1.82, 43.59)
 FistulatingN/A23.00 (1.01, 37.01)N/A12.44 (1.84, 53.13)

%BMI loss, UC versus CD.