Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2018; 24(42): 4798-4808
Published online Nov 14, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i42.4798
Figure 2
Figure 2 Analysis of end-stage renal disease in subgroups of patients with inflammatory bowel disease. The cohort was divided into patients with (A) Crohn’s disease or (B) ulcerative colitis. Subgroups included younger/older age, male/female sex, patients that were/were not metabolically healthy (defined as the absence of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and dyslipidemia), and patients with/without underlying disease (defined as the presence of at least one of the following: diabetes mellitus, hypertension, dyslipidemia, congestive heart failure, ischemic heart disease, or hyperuricemia and gout). CD: Crohn’s disease; CI: Confidence interval; ESRD: End-stage renal disease; UC: Ulcerative colitis.