Gut Liver.  2021 Sep;15(5):742-751. 10.5009/gnl20289.

Clinical Characteristics and Long-term Prognosis of Elderly-Onset Ulcerative Colitis in a Population-Based Cohort in the SongpaKangdong District of Seoul, Korea

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Gastroenterology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 2Department of Surgery, Yang Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
  • 3Digestive Endoscopic Center, Seoul Song Do Colorectal Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
  • 4Department of Internal Medicine, Hansol Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
  • 5Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 6Department of Internal Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 7Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 8Kangdong Seoul Colon and Rectal Surgery, Seoul, Korea.
  • 9Department of Gastroenterology, Daehang Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
  • 10Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 11Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
  • 12Department of Internal Medicine, VHS Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
  • 13Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 14Department of Internal Medicine, National Police Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
  • 15Jamsil Seoul Surgical Clinic, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Background/Aims
We aimed to evaluate the clinical characteristics and long-term prognosis of elderly-onset ulcerative colitis (EOUC) in Korean patients over a 30-year period using a wellestablished population-based cohort in the Songpa-Kangdong district of Seoul, Korea.
Methods
Clinical characteristics and prognosis were compared between two groups: EOUC, defined as UC diagnosed in individuals aged ≥60 years and non-EOUC (N-EOUC), defined as UC diagnosed in individuals aged 18 to 59 years.
Results
We identified 99 patients with EOUC (10.3%) and 866 patients with N-EOUC (89.7%) between 1986 and 2015. During the median follow-up of 104.5 months, the overall exposure to medications was comparable between patients with EOUC and N-EOUC (p=0.091 for corticosteroids, p=0.794 for thiopurines, and p=0.095 for anti-tumor necrosis factor agents). The cumula-tive risks of disease outcomes were also comparable between patients with EOUC and N-EOUC (22.4% vs 30.4% for proximal disease extension [p=0.351], 11.9% vs 18.1% for hospitalization [p=0.240], and 2.3% vs 1.8% for colectomy [p=0.977]) at 10 years after diagnosis. Multivariate Cox regression analysis revealed that corticosteroid use at diagnosis was an independent predic-tor of proximal disease extension (hazard ratio [HR], 6.216; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.314 to 28.826) and hospitalization (HR, 11.241; 95% CI, 3.027 to 41.742) in patients with EOUC.
Conclusions
In this population-based study from Korea, the pattern of medication use seemed comparable between the EOUC and N-EOUC groups. Moreover, patients with EOUC and those with N-EOUC have a similar disease course in terms of proximal disease extension, hospitaliza-tion, and colectomy.

Keyword

Colitis; ulcerative; Aged; Prognosis; Korea
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