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