High prevalence of Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis among older people in Sydney.

CONCLUSIONS: We found that the prevalence of confirmed IBD in a metropolitan sample was highest among older people. Challenges for managing older patients with IBD include higher rates of comorbid conditions, polypharmacy, and cognitive decline, and the immunosuppressive nature of standard therapies for IBD. PMID: 33502004 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33502004?dopt=Abstract

Source: Medical Journal of Australia - January 29, 2021 Category: General Medicine Tags: Med J Aust Source Type: research