The Demographic and Social Characteristics of Patients with Crohn’s Disease in the Nottingham Area

Abstract
All 260 patients diagnosed as having Crohn''s disease between 1958-1973, in the Nottingham [England] area, were sought and demographic and social characteristics obtained by personal interview. These were compared with the general population, using the 1971 census data. Significantly high proportions of patients who were female, married, in the age groups 20-39 and 60-64 yr, and in managerial or skilled manual occupations were found.