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Table 1 Socio-demographic data and pharmacological treatment of the sample at baseline and follow-up (N= 66)

From: Four-year follow-up of psychiatric and psychosomatic profile in patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

Sample characteristics

Baseline

Follow-up

n

%

n

%

Sex

 Male

24

36.4%

24

36.4%

 Female

42

63.6%

42

63.6%

Disease

 Ulcerative colitis

41

62.1%

41

62.1%

 Crohn’s disease

25

37.9%

25

37.9%

Marital status

 Single

23

34.8%

19

28.8%

 Married

39

59.1%

43

65.2%

 Divorced

4

6.1%

4

6.1%

 Widowed

0

0

0

0

Employment status

 Retired

7

10.6%

13

19.7%

 Manual labor

23

34.8%

15

22.7%

 Sedentary work

30

45.5%

30

45.5%

 Unemployed

6

9.1%

8

12.1%

Education

 Primary school certificate

0

0

0

0

 8th grade diploma

21

31.8%

19

28.8%

 Diploma

28

42.4%

30

45.5%

 Bachelor’s degree

5

7.6%

3

4.5%

 Master degree

10

15.2%

12

18.2%

 PhD

2

3%

2

3%

Pharmacological Treatment

 Antidepressants

7

10.6%

4

6.1%

 TCA

0

0

1

1.5%

 SSRI

5

7.6%

2

3%

 Other antidepressants

2

3%

1

1.5%

 Antipsychotics

0

0

1

1.5%

 Anxiolytics

5

7.6%

2

3%

 Azathiaprina

4

6.1%

2

3%

 Biological

3

4.5%

21

31.8%

 Cortisone

7

10.6%

10

15.2%

 Mesalazine

57

86.4%

44

66.7%

 Anticoagulant

2

3%

4

6.1%

 Antidyslipidemics

2

3%

7

10.6%

 Antidiabetics

1

1.5%

0

0

 Antihypertensive

8

12.1%

8

12.1%

  1. PhD Philosophiae Doctor, TCA Tricyclic Antidepressant, SSRI Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors