Colectomy Rates for Ulcerative Colitis Differ between Ethnic Groups: Results from a 15-Year Nationwide Cohort Study

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Title: Colectomy Rates for Ulcerative Colitis Differ between Ethnic Groups: Results from a 15-Year Nationwide Cohort Study
Authors: Ravi Misra, Alan Askari, Omar Faiz, Naila Arebi
Source: Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Vol 2016 (2016)
Publisher Information: Hindawi Limited, 2016.
Publication Year: 2016
Collection: LCC:Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
Subject Terms: Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology, RC799-869
More Details: Introduction. Previous epidemiological studies suggest a higher rate of pancolonic disease in South Asians (SA) compared with White Europeans (WE). The aim of the study was to compare colectomy rates for ulcerative colitis (UC) in SA to those of WE. Methods. Patients with UC were identified from a national administrative dataset (Hospital Episode Statistics, HES) between 1997 and 2012 according to ICD-10 diagnosis code K51 for UC. The colectomy rate for each ethnic group was calculated as the proportion of patients who underwent colectomy from the total UC cases for that group. Results. Of 212,430 UC cases, 73,318 (35.3%) were coded for ethnicity. There was no significant difference in the colectomy rate between SA and WE (6.93% versus 6.90%). Indians had a significantly higher colectomy rate than WE (9.8% versus 6.9%, p
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2291-2789
2291-2797
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2291-2789; https://doaj.org/toc/2291-2797
DOI: 10.1155/2016/8723949
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/cfb9f4fc548d4cdf8adca7f4353b0c7f
Accession Number: edsdoj.fb9f4fc548d4cdf8adca7f4353b0c7f
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:22912789
22912797
DOI:10.1155/2016/8723949
Published in:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Language:English