DIFFERENCES BY AGE IN CLINICAL FEATURES OF INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE

Enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal en pacientes mayores de 60 años, ¿es una enfermedad diferente?

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Simian, Daniela; Clínica las Condes

Estay, Camila; Clínica las Condes

Kronberg, Udo; Clínica las Condes

Yarur, Andrés; University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

Castro, Magdalena; Clínica las Condes

Lubascher, Jaime; Clínica las Condes

Acuña, Raúl; Clínica las Condes

Quera, Rodrigo; Clínica las Condes

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Abstract
Background: Approximately, 15% of patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) are diagnosed at 60 years of age or more. Aim: To characterize and compare clinical variables between patients with IBD aged 60 years or more and their younger counterparts. Material and methods: Retrospective study based on a registry of IBD patients diagnosed between the years 1976 and 2014. Results: Four hundred and nine IBD patients were included. Among them, 294 had Ulcerative Colitis (UC), 104 had Crohn's Disease (CD) and eleven had an indeterminate IBD. Forty-six patients (11.2%) were older than 60 years and 16 (3.9%) had been diagnosed after this age. When comparing patients by age, those aged 60 years or more had a higher frequency of CD and indeterminate IBD (p
 
Background: Approximately, 15% of patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) are diagnosed at 60 years of age or more. Aim: To characterize and compare clinical variables between patients with IBD aged 60 years or more and their younger counterparts. Material and methods: Retrospective study based on a registry of IBD patients diagnosed between the years 1976 and 2014. Results: Four hundred and nine IBD patients were included. Among them, 294 had Ulcerative Colitis (UC), 104 had Crohn's Disease (CD) and eleven had an indeterminate IBD. Forty-six patients (11.2%) were older than 60 years and 16 (3.9%) had been diagnosed after this age. When comparing patients by age, those aged 60 years or more had a higher frequency of CD and indeterminate IBD (p
 
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