Age-sex standardised and age-specific hospital admission rates* for Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC)
| Age (years) | Year | P values trend | |||||||||
| 2003/ 2004 | 2004/ 2005 | 2005/ 2006 | 2006/ 2007 | 2007/ 2008 | 2008/ 2009 | 2009/ 2010 | 2010/ 2011 | 2011/ 2012 | 2012/ 2013 | ||
| CD | |||||||||||
| 0–14 | 17.2 | 19.2 | 21.9 | 23.1 | 25.3 | 30.1 | 55.1 | 31.2 | 36.2 | 40.3 | <0.001 |
| 15–24 | 77.3 | 85.0 | 103.4 | 115.8 | 127.7 | 155.0 | 177.2 | 191.9 | 214.1 | 239.0 | <0.001 |
| 25–39 | 93.7 | 101.5 | 126.0 | 146.9 | 161.9 | 176.8 | 176.2 | 227.4 | 241.1 | 258.5 | <0.001 |
| 40–59 | 88.5 | 98.0 | 113.4 | 127.3 | 145.0 | 163.4 | 177.6 | 204.1 | 217.5 | 236.0 | <0.001 |
| 60+ | 95.2 | 99.9 | 113.3 | 125.7 | 136.7 | 152.8 | 189.9 | 202.1 | 213.4 | 223.7 | <0.001 |
| Overall CD | 76.5 | 83.1 | 98.1 | 110.7 | 122.8 | 138.7 | 157.4 | 175.6 | 188.2 | 202.9 | <0.001 |
| UC | |||||||||||
| 0–14 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 11.1 | 12.7 | 20.0 | 14.2 | 15.3 | 15.8 | <0.001 |
| 15–24 | 41.9 | 41.4 | 50.1 | 54.6 | 57.7 | 62.8 | 79.2 | 78.1 | 85.7 | 98.8 | <0.001 |
| 25–39 | 61.2 | 66.4 | 75.7 | 84.9 | 93.8 | 104.0 | 98.8 | 127.3 | 132.1 | 147.1 | <0.001 |
| 40–59 | 90.9 | 92.0 | 104.2 | 112.0 | 122.7 | 134.6 | 134.9 | 160.3 | 167.1 | 178.3 | <0.001 |
| 60+ | 122.0 | 130.0 | 148.2 | 164.0 | 179.3 | 199.9 | 225.6 | 238.7 | 249.0 | 265.9 | <0.001 |
| Overall UC | 69.5 | 72.5 | 82.9 | 90.9 | 99.4 | 110.0 | 117.6 | 132.1 | 138.1 | 149.5 | <0.001 |
*Rates per 100 000 population were calculated by dividing the number of admissions by mid-year population estimates for England obtained from the Office for National Statistics.