Are There Variations in Mortality From Diverticular Disease By Sex?

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum
Naomi M SellRocco Ricciardi

Abstract

Previous data reveal that females account for a disproportionate majority of all patients diagnosed with diverticulitis. This study analyzed the variation in mortality from diverticular disease by sex. This was a nationwide retrospective cohort study. Data were obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research national registry. All citizens of the United States who died from an underlying cause of death of diverticulitis between January 1999 and December 2016 were included. The primary outcome addressed was overall mortality rate of diverticulitis by sex. Secondary outcomes included pattern variances in demographics and secondary causes of death. During the study period, 55,096 patients (0.12%) died with an underlying cause of death of diverticulitis from a total of 44,915,066 deaths. Compared with other causes, females were disproportionally more likely to die from diverticulitis than males (0.17% females vs 0.08% males; p < 0.001). Age-adjusted incidence of death was higher for females compared with males. Female patients were less likely to die within the hospital compared with males (OR = 0.72 (95% CI, 0.69-0.75); p < 0.001). Conversely, female patients were mo...Continue Reading

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