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Copyright ©2011 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2011; 17(12): 1600-1605
Published online Mar 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i12.1600
Table 2 Age- and sex-specific time trends in hospitalization rates for colonic diverticulitis
Calendar year hospitalization rates for diverticulitis (per 100 000)
19981999200020012002200320042005
15-24 yr
M1.41.71.82.22.63.23.43.2
F0.50.60.91.11.31.31.41.6
B1.01.11.31.61.92.32.52.4
25-44 yr
M33.438.544.147.354.455.055.757.6
F16.618.923.324.228.128.530.831.7
B24.728.733.735.741.241.943.444.8
45-64 yr
M84.490.198.997.9107109108117
F99.799.3110114125122126132
B92.394.9105106116116117125
65+ yr
M181178180189187187182191
F322298317329331331323330
B264249261271272271265272