Table 2.

Corticosteroid Use and Escalation Rates to Corticosteroid-Sparing Mediations by Age

			No Corticosteroid Use (NS)		Corticosteroid use for IBD (CS,IS,AS)		All Corticosteroid Users (CS,IS,AS,OS)		Escalated (Among Corticosteroid Users for IBD)
	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
Total Patients	30,456	100	20,575	100	6,054	100	9,881	100	2528	41.8
Age <25	707	2.3	323	45.7	341	48.2	384	54.3	212	62.2
Age 25–30	1009	3.3	483	47.9	450	44.6	526	52.1	261	58.0
Age 30–35	867	2.9	470	54.2	323	37.3	397	45.8	168	52.0
Age 35–40	1002	3.3	560	55.9	320	31.9	442	44.1	169	52.8
Age 40–45	1360	4.5	796	58.5	404	29.7	564	41.5	175	43.3
Age 45–50	1734	5.7	986	56.9	468	27.0	748	43.1	216	46.2
Age 50–55	2591	8.5	1626	62.8	597	23.0	965	37.2	238	39.9
Age 55–60	4498	14.8	2925	65.0	932	20.7	1573	35.0	401	43.0
Age 60–65	4412	14.5	3055	69.2	775	17.6	1357	30.8	320	41.3
Age 65–70	3266	10.7	2412	73.9	450	13.8	854	26.1	147	32.7
Age 70–75	3408	11.2	2605	76.4	398	6.6	803	23.6	114	28.6
Age 75–80	3174	10.4	2455	77.3	360	11.3	719	22.7	80	22.2
Age 80+	2428	8.0	1879	77.4	236	3.9	549	5.6	27	11.4