Sex and age differences in inflammatory bowel disease patients; a nationwide study based on Iranian Registry of Crohn's and Colitis (IRCC).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the rising prevalence of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), age and sex differences in its outcomes remain understudied. We investigated age and sex differences in IBD patients using a nationwide study in Iran, the Iranian Registry of Crohn's and Colitis (IRCC).

Methods

The IRCC is a national registry that gathered information on adult IBD patients since 2017. The collected data included demographic information, medication history, disease activity, comorbidities, diagnosis age, prognosis, the extent of ulcerative colitis (UC), Crohn's disease (CD) location, and extraintestinal manifestations. The statistical methods included the independent Student's t-test, Chi-square test, and binary logistic regression, using R version 4.2.2.

Results

Among the 9,

SUBMITTER: Khanmohammadi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11238960 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature