Table 1: Demographic of minority pediatric populations and the clinical presentation of IBD.
Variable |
African American |
Asian |
Others |
|
N (%) |
N (%) |
N (%) |
p-value |
|
Sex (n) · Female · Male |
49 21 (42.9) 28 (57.1) |
25 8 (32.0) 17 (68.0) |
31 16 (51.6) 15 (48.4) |
0.337 |
Age at Disease · ≤ 12 years · ≥ 12 years |
11 (22.4) 38 (77.6) |
0 (0) 25 (100) |
20 (64.5) 11 (35.5) |
0.550 |
Inflammatory Bowel Disease-Type · Crohn’s Disease · Ulcerative Colitis · Indeterminate IBD (IC) |
27 (55.1) 8 (16.3) 14 (28.6) |
9 (36.0) 11 (44.0) 5 (20.0) |
15 (48.4) 8 (25.8) 8 (25.8) |
0.156 |
Associated Problem · Abscess · Fistula · Abscess + Fistula · No |
2 (4.10) 6 (12.2) 4 (8.20) 37 (75.5) |
3 (12.0) 1 (4.0) 0 (0.0) 21 (84.0) |
1 (3.20) 3 (9.70) 1 (3.20) 26 (83.9) |
0.397 |
Disease Location · Colonic · Terminal ileum · IIeocolonic · Upper and Lower GI · Missing information |
20 (40.8) 13 (26.5) 4 (8.20) 2 (4.10) 10 (20.4) |
15 (60.0) 2 (8.0) 3 (12.0) 4 (16.0) 1 (4.0) |
14 (45.2) 11 (35.5) 2 (6.45) 1 (3.23) 3 (9.68) |
0.164 |
Family History · Positive · Negative |
4 (8.20) 45 (91.8) |
0 (0.0) 25 (100) |
4 (12.9) 27 (87.1) |
0.177 |
Surgical Intervention · Yes · No |
4 (8.20) 45 (91.8) |
0 (0.0) 25 (100) |
0 (0.0) 31 (100) |
0.093 |