Frailty risk and treatment strategy in elderly-onset inflammatory bowel disease. A Norwegian nationwide population-based registry study

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BACKGROUND/AIMS: To determine real-world medical and surgical treatment patterns in elderly-onset inflammatory bowel disease in a nationwide cohort, and to investigate associations between frailty and treatment choices.

METHODS: Norwegian health registries were used to identify adult-onset (born 1950-1989) and elderly-onset (born 1910-1949) patients with Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) diagnosed 2010-2017 (n = 13,006). Patients were classified as no, low and intermediate/high frailty risk after the Hospital Frailty Risk Score. Outcomes included use of medical and surgical treatment.

RESULTS: Within five years, elderly-onset patients received less biologics (13% [CD], 7% [UC]) and immunomodulators (24% [CD], 11% [UC]), and major surgery was more frequent (22% [CD], 9% [UC]) than in adult-onset. Respective log rank tests were significant (p < 0.01). Compared to no frailty risk groups, elderly-onset UC with intermediate/high frailty risk had lower probability of starting biologics (4% versus 9%), immunomodulators (7% versus 13%) and 5-aminosalisylic acids (66% versus 84%), and elderly-onset CD with intermediate/high frailty risk had higher probability of starting prednisolone (67% versus 49%). Respective log rank tests were significant (p < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONS: Elderly-onset patients received less biologics and immunomodulators and a larger proportion underwent major surgery. Frailty risk in elderly-onset patients was associated with increased use of prednisolone, and less use of 5-aminosalisylic acids, immunomodulators and biologics.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver - (2024) vom: 02. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Anisdahl, Karoline [VerfasserIn]
Lirhus, Sandre Svatun [VerfasserIn]
Medhus, Asle W [VerfasserIn]
Moum, Bjørn [VerfasserIn]
Melberg, Hans Olav [VerfasserIn]
Høivik, Marte Lie [VerfasserIn]

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Elderly-onset
Frailty
Inflammatory bowel disease
Journal Article
Real-world data

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Date Revised 03.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.1016/j.dld.2024.02.002

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NLM369228944