Intestinal complications in Brazilian patients with ulcerative colitis treated with conventional therapy between 2011 and 2020

Table 4 Annual incidence of intestinal complications (overall and segregated type) in patients with ulcerative colitis over the study period (January 2011-February 2020)

	Overall				Associated disease (ICD-10–related)				Procedure-related				UC-related hospitalization
	Patients (n)	%	Claims (n)	mean ± SD	Patients (n)	%	Claims (n)	mean ± SD	Patients (n)	%	Claims (n)	mean ± SD	Patients (n)	%	Claims (n)	mean ± SD
≤ 1 yr (n = 41229)	1197	2.90	1582	1.32 ± 1.3	487	1.18	763	1.57 ± 1.92	293	0.71	312	1.06 ± 0.29	456	1.10	520	1.14 ± 0.44
2 yr (n = 36389)	931	2.56	1250	1.34 ± 1.35	355	0.98	601	1.69 ± 2.08	262	0.72	284	1.08 ± 0.36	343	0.94	376	1.1 ± 0.32
3 yr (n = 28795)	716	2.49	953	1.33 ± 1.39	305	1.06	493	1.62 ± 2.05	182	0.63	201	1.1 ± 0.34	242	0.84	263	1.09 ± 0.34
4 yr (n = 22012)	531	2.41	668	1.26 ± 1.16	219	0.99	323	1.47 ± 1.72	158	0.72	170	1.08 ± 0.37	163	0.74	177	1.09 ± 0.32
5 yr (n = 16510)	389	2.36	457	1.17 ± 0.88	146	0.88	190	1.3 ± 1.36	113	0.68	115	1.02 ± 0.13	139	0.84	155	1.12 ± 0.36

n of patients: Counted only the number of patients with intestinal complications (ICs) (first IC), but patients could present with more than one IC. n of claims: Counted the total number of claims. ICs: Intestinal complications; ICD: International Classification of Diseases; IR: Incidence rate; UC: Ulcerative colitis.