TABLE 2.
Sex-specific comorbidity rates* in inflammatory bowel disease hospitalizations, 1994/1995 to 2003/2004, Canada
| Comorbidity |
Rate per 100,000 |
RR of comorbidity males versus females |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | RR | 95% CI | |
| Colon cancer | 581 | 300 | 1.93 | 1.68–2.22 |
| Rectal cancer | 374 | 171 | 2.19 | 1.82–2.62 |
| Hodgkin’s disease | 26 | 18 | 1.45 | 0.79–2.66 |
| Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma | 40 | 27 | 1.49 | 0.91–2.43 |
| Pulmonary emboli | 482 | 401 | 1.20 | 1.05–1.37 |
| Deep venous thromboembolism | 1207 | 1043 | 1.16 | 1.07–1.26 |
*Rates are based on 10-year combined frequencies. Data from Statistics Canada Health Person Oriented Information Database, 1994/1995 to 2003/2004