N=177 | |
Age (years)* | 61.1 (9.9) |
Female, n (%) | 164 (92.7) |
Cirrhosis, n (%)† | 28/175 (16.0) |
Hospitals | |
University centres | 93 (52.5) |
Non-university centres | 84 (47.5) |
Duration of disease | |
Less than 12 months | 5 (2.8) |
Between 1 and 5 years | 37 (20.9) |
Between 5 and 10 years | 38 (21.5) |
Longer than 10 years | 97 (54.8) |
Educational level | |
Primary education | 3 (1.7) |
Secondary education | 28 (15.9) |
Intermediate vocational education | 72 (40.9) |
High vocational education | 46 (26.2) |
University | 21 (11.9) |
Other | 6 (3.4) |
UDCA treatment, n (%) | 166 (93.8) |
Pruritus VAS score‡ | 1.0 (0.0–4.0) |
*Data are expressed as mean with SD.
†Data on cirrhosis are missing for two patients.
‡Data are expressed as median with IQR.
UDCA, ursodeoxycholic acid; VAS, Visual Analogue Scale.