Table 1.
Clinical and demographic characteristics of patients undergoing proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis for ulcerative colitis in Denmark, 1996–2018
| All patients n=1,664 | ||
|---|---|---|
| n | % | |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 768 | 46.2 |
| Male | 896 | 53.8 |
| Age at surgery (in years) | ||
| less than 35 | 847 | 50.9 |
| 35–64 | 817 | 49.1 |
| Year of surgery | ||
| 1996–2000 | 320 | 19.2 |
| 2001–2005 | 381 | 22.0 |
| 2006–2010 | 431 | 25.9 |
| 2011–2014 | 353 | 21.2 |
| 2015–2018 | 179 | 10.8 |
| Duration of ulcerative colitis prior to colectomy (median, quartile range) | 2.2 | 6.1 |
| Corticosteroid use in the year prior to IPAA | 623 | 37.4 |
| IBD-related hospitalization in the year prior to IPAA | 1,248 | 75.0 |
| Extraintestinal manifestations (in the 5 years prior to IPAA) | 159 | 9.6 |
Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA)