Characteristics of the study samples of young people with IBD
| Transition clinic (n=56 before transfer; n=30 after transfer) | Control setting (n=54 before transfer; n=24 after transfer) | P value* | |
| Gender (male) | 31 (55.4%) | 30 (55.6%) | 0.983 |
| Age at the time of survey (years) | 20.89 (±0.908) | 21.02 (±0.961) | 0.482 |
| Diagnosis | |||
| Crohn’s disease | 29 (51.8%) | 24 (44.4%) | 0.701 |
| Ulcerative colitis | 24 (42.8%) | 23 (42.6%) | |
| IBD unclassified | 3 (5.4%) | 6 (11.1%) | |
| Ulcerative proctitis | – | 1 (1.9) | |
| Timing of diagnosis | |||
| Within 2 years before transfer | 2 (3.6%) | 11 (20.4%) | 0.006 |
| More than 2 years before transfer | 54 (96.4%) | 43 (79.6%) | |
| Age at transfer (years) | 17.46 (±0.503) | 17.26 (±0.589) | 0.052 |
*Independent samples t-test or Pearson χ2 test.
IBD, inflammatory bowel disease.