Research Article

Colectomy Rates for Ulcerative Colitis Differ between Ethnic Groups: Results from a 15-Year Nationwide Cohort Study

Table 4

Patient demographics for patients that underwent colectomy based on their ethnicity.

White EuropeanSouth AsianOthers
IndianPakistaniBangBlackChinese
(%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%)

GenderMale2572 (54.6)106 (56.4)27 (51.9)3 (50)31 (46.3)10 (58.5)0.680
Female2142 (45.4)82 (43.6)25 (48.1)3 (50)36 (53.7)7 (41.2)

Age<30 yrs839 (17.8)50 (26.6)16 (30.8)4 (66.7)11 (16.4)2 (11.8)0.007
31–45 yrs1324 (28.1)78 (41.5)22 (42.3)1 (16.7)34 (50.7)5 (29.4)
46–60 yrs1313 (27.9)49 (26.1)11 (21.2)1 (16.7)13 (19.4)3 (17.6)
>60 yrs1234 (26.2)11(5.9)3 (5.8)09 (13.4)7 (41.2)

Comorbidity (Charlson score)No comorbidity4274 (90.7)176 (93.6)46 (98.5)6 (100)61 (91.0)16 (94.1)0.687
1360 (7.6)9 (4.8)5 (9.6)04 (4.0)1 (5.9)
>180 (1.7)3 (1.6)1 (1.9)02 (3.0)0

Admission type for colectomyElective colectomy3381 (71.7)147 (78.2)41 (78.8)4 (68.7)46 (68.7)14 (82.4)0.498
Emergency colectomy1333 (28.3)41 (21.8)11 (21.2)2 (33.3)21 (31.3)3 (17.6)
Total4,71418852667 (100)17 (100)