Table 2.

Age- and sex-specific time trends in hospitalization rates for colonic diverticulitis

	Calendar year hospitalization rates for diverticulitis (per 100 000)
	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
15-24 yr
M	1.4	1.7	1.8	2.2	2.6	3.2	3.4	3.2
F	0.5	0.6	0.9	1.1	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.6
B	1.0	1.1	1.3	1.6	1.9	2.3	2.5	2.4
25-44 yr
M	33.4	38.5	44.1	47.3	54.4	55.0	55.7	57.6
F	16.6	18.9	23.3	24.2	28.1	28.5	30.8	31.7
B	24.7	28.7	33.7	35.7	41.2	41.9	43.4	44.8
45-64 yr
M	84.4	90.1	98.9	97.9	107	109	108	117
F	99.7	99.3	110	114	125	122	126	132
B	92.3	94.9	105	106	116	116	117	125
65+ yr
M	181	178	180	189	187	187	182	191
F	322	298	317	329	331	331	323	330
B	264	249	261	271	272	271	265	272

M: Males; F: Females; B: Both sexes.