Comparison of participant parity by future pregnancy desire and inflammatory bowel disease-related pregnancy concerns
| Parity and future pregnancy | IBD concerns have affected pregnancy decisions | IBD concerns have not affected pregnancy decisions | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desires future pregnancy | |||
| Median parity (IQR, range)* | 0 (1, 0–3) | 0 (0, 0–2) | 0.02 |
| Proportions of parity categories [n (%)]† | 0.08 | ||
| Parity=0 | 22 (84.6) | 28 (59.6) | |
| Parity=1 | 3 (11.5) | 10 (21.3) | |
| Parity=2+ | 1 (3.9) | 9 (19.2) | |
| No desire for future pregnancy | |||
| Median parity (IQR, range)* | 1 (3, 0–4) | 2 (2, 0–4) | 0.75 |
| Proportions of parity categories [n (%)]† | 0.57 | ||
| Parity=0 | 12 (34.3) | 10 (47.6) | |
| Parity=1 | 3 (8.6) | 1 (4.8) | |
| Parity=2+ | 20 (57.1) | 10 (47.6) |
*Wilcoxon rank sum test t-test.
†Fisher's exact test.
IBD, inflammatory bowel diseases; IQR, interquartile range.