Initial Development and Validation of a Transition Readiness Scale for Adolescents with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants.

	Study group ()
Average age (±S.D.)	16.6 (±2.1)
Country of origin
Israel	59 (93%)
Other	5 (7%)
Gender
Male	28 (44%)
Female	35 (56%)
Diagnosis
UC	12 (19%)
CD	50 (79%)
IBD unclassified	1 (2%)
Time since diagnosis (duration of illness)
<2 years	5 (8%)
>2 years	58 (92%)
Average age at diagnosis	13.1 (±2.4)
Median age at onset of symptoms	12.4 (±2.9)
IQR at onset of symptoms	4.13
Manitoba IBD index (MIBDI)
1	3 (5%)
2	15 (24%)
3	7 (11%)
4	8 (12%)
5	14 (23%)
6	16 (25%)