Table 1.
Basic characteristics of the study sample (after 1:1 matching by age, sex, index year, and CCI)
| Variable | Proportion affected among patients with diverticular disease (%) N = 61,516 |
Proportion affected among patients without diverticular disease (%) N = 61,516 |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (Mean, SD) | 66.5 (13.7) | 66.5 (13.7) | 1.000 |
| Age 18–50 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 1.000 |
| Age 51–60 | 19.2 | 19.2 | |
| Age 61–70 | 25.3 | 25.3 | |
| Age 71–80 | 28.8 | 28.8 | |
| Age >80 | 14.6 | 14.6 | |
| Women | 49.7 | 49.7 | 1.000 |
| Men | 50.3 | 50.3 | |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index excl. liver disease (Mean, SD) | 1.4 (1.7) | 1.4 (1.7) | 1.000 |
| CCI 0 | 38.7 | 38.7 | 1.000 |
| CCI 1 | 25.8 | 25.8 | |
| CCI 2 | 16.6 | 16.6 | |
| CCI 3 | 8.9 | 8.9 | |
| CCI >3 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
Proportions of patients in % given, unless otherwise indicated
SD standard deviation