Clinical practice and outcome of patients with elderly‐onset ulcerative colitis: Insights from a nationwide claims database study in Japan
Rintaro Moroi,
Yoichi Kakuta,
Hiroshi Nagai
et al.
Abstract:Background and AimThe number of older patients with ulcerative colitis is increasing; however, limited data exist regarding the differences between elderly‐ and non‐elderly‐onset ulcerative colitis. We aimed to compare the clinical practice and course of elderly‐onset ulcerative colitis with those of non‐elderly‐onset ulcerative colitis.MethodsWe selected older patients with ulcerative colitis and divided them into the elderly‐ and non‐elderly‐onset ulcerative colitis groups according to their age at onset. We… Show more
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