The relationship of obesity to the complications of diverticular disease

Colorectal Disease : the Official Journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland
C DobbinsD A Wattchow

Abstract

Diverticular disease is common in our community. Most patients remain asymptomatic and the development of diverticular complications is rare. A common clinical observation is that patients presenting with complications of diverticular disease are obese. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship of obesity to the complications of diverticular disease. The study was based on a retrospective case note review conducted at the Flinders Medical Centre between 1/7/1998 and 30/6/2003. Patients were identified using ICD codes and their body mass index (BMI) calculated. Controls were taken randomly from the colonoscopy database at The Flinders Medical Centre. Patients were divided into four groups, those admitted with diverticular perforation or abscess, recurrent diverticulitis, a single episode of diverticulitis and a control group of patients with uncomplicated diverticulosis. The mean BMI for each group was calculated. Statistical analysis was performed by one way anova test with significance set at P < 0.05. Sixty-one patients were studied, including 16 patients with perforated diverticular disease, 11 randomly selected with recurrent diverticulitis, 16 patients with a single episode of diverticulitis and 18 controls. Th...Continue Reading

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