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Table 1 Study population

From: Medication adherence and persistence in the treatment of Canadian ulcerative colitis patients: analyses with the RAMQ database

 

n = 1681

Age group, y, n (%)

 

· <20

60 (3.6)

· 20–39

287 (17.0)

· 40–59

516 (30.7)

· 60–79

734 (43.7)

· 80+

84 (5.0)

Mean age (SD)

55.3 (17.8)

Male/Female, n (%)

729 (43.4)/952(56.6)

Rate of comorbidities, n (%)

 

· Hypertension

842 (50.1)

· Heart disease

695 (41.3)

· Respiratory illness

570 (33.9)

· Diabetes

549 (32.7)

  1. SD, standard deviation.