Table 3 Clinical characteristics of 12 patients with a cause of death related to ulcerative colitis: a population based study, Olmsted County, Minnesota, 1940–2004.
| Sex | Maximal extent of UC | Calendar year at diagnosis | Age at diagnosis (y) | Age at death (y) | Disease duration (y) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complications of ulcerative colitis | |||||||
| 1 | Severe UC, intestinal haemorrhage | F | Left sided | 1957 | 87 | 91 | 4 |
| 2 | Severe UC, postoperative MI | F | Extensive | 1969 | 67 | 67 | <1 |
| 3 | Severe UC, perforation, peritonitis | M | Extensive | 1942 | 26 | 26 | <1 |
| 4 | Severe UC, postoperative sepsis | M | Extensive | 1956 | 58 | 71 | 13 |
| 5 | Severe UC, ileus | M | Left sided | 1962 | 75 | 83 | 8 |
| 6 | Severe UC, anaemia, MI | M | Left sided | 1980 | 69 | 75 | 6 |
| 7 | UC, PSC, portal hypertension | M | Extensive | 1972 | 36 | 45 | 9 |
| Median (range) | 67 (26–87) | 71 (26–91) | 8 (1–13) | ||||
| Colorectal cancer | |||||||
| 1 | Metastatic colorectal cancer | F | Extensive | 1949 | 37 | 38 | 1 |
| 2 | Metastatic colorectal cancer | M | Extensive | 1960 | 34 | 46 | 12 |
| 3 | Metastatic colorectal cancer | M | Left sided | 1964 | 57 | 58 | 1 |
| 4 | Metastatic colorectal cancer | M | Extensive | 1966 | 29 | 67 | 37 |
| 5 | Metastatic colorectal cancer | M | Extensive | 1973 | 32 | 53 | 21 |
| Median (range) | 34 (30–57) | 53 (38–67) | 12 (1–37) | ||||
MI, acute myocardial infarction; UC, ulcerative colitis; PSC, primary sclerosing cholangitis.