Is hospitalization predicting the disease course in UC? Prevalence and predictors of hospitalization and re-hospitalization in ulcerative colitis in a population-based inception c…
P Lakatos, P Golovics, M Mandel, Z Kürti, I Szita, Z Végh, L Kiss, Á Horváth, T Pandur, M Balogh, A Mohás, B Lovász, L Lakatos · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2014 · Heft 05
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Background and Aims: Limited data are available on the hospitalization rates in population-based studies. Since this is a very important outcome measure, the aim of this study was to analyze prospectively if early hospitalization is associated with the later disease course as well as to determine the prevalence and predictors of hospitalization and re-hospitalization in the population-based UC inception cohort in the Veszprem province database between 2000 and 2012. Methods: Data of 347 incident UC patients diagnosed between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2010 were analyzed (m/f: 200/147, median age at diagnos…
