Non-use | Systemic use regardless of other uses | Systemic use only | Inhaled use only | |||||
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N | Per cent | N | Per cent | N | Per cent | N | Per cent | |
Total | 3743 | 100.0 | 725 | 100.0 | 656 | 100.0 | 145 | 100.0 |
Current use | − | − | 494 | 68.1 | 446 | 68.0 | 81 | 55.9 |
New use | − | − | 121 | 16.7 | 109 | 16.6 | 7 | 4.8 |
Chronic use | − | − | 373 | 51.4 | 337 | 51.4 | 74 | 51.1 |
Recent use | − | − | 231 | 31.9 | 210 | 32.0 | 64 | 44.1 |
Age, years | ||||||||
18–59 | 1431 | 38.2 | 119 | 16.4 | 113 | 17.2 | 42 | 29.0 |
60–69 | 860 | 23.0 | 146 | 20.1 | 133 | 20.3 | 37 | 25.5 |
70–79 | 777 | 20.8 | 239 | 33.0 | 213 | 32.5 | 41 | 28.3 |
80+ | 675 | 18.0 | 221 | 30.5 | 197 | 30.0 | 25 | 17.2 |
Gender (male) | 1713 | 45.8 | 256 | 35.3 | 232 | 35.4 | 56 | 38.6 |
Calendar year of perforated diverticular disease diagnosis | ||||||||
2005–2008 | 1556 | 41.6 | 328 | 45.2 | 294 | 44.8 | 60 | 41.4 |
2009–2013 | 2187 | 58.4 | 397 | 54.8 | 362 | 55.2 | 85 | 58.6 |
Comorbidities | ||||||||
Diverticular disease of the colon without perforation | 897 | 24.0 | 173 | 23.9 | 151 | 23.0 | 36 | 24.8 |
Hypertension | 844 | 22.5 | 263 | 36.3 | 247 | 37.7 | 39 | 26.9 |
COPD, chronic bronchitis, emphysema and asthma | 682 | 18.2 | 334 | 46.1 | 278 | 42.4 | 137 | 94.5 |
Liver disease and/or chronic pancreatitis | 111 | 3.0 | 25 | 3.4 | 24 | 3.7 | 5 | 3.4 |
Alcoholism-related diseases other than those affecting the liver or pancreas | 310 | 8.3 | 42 | 5.8 | 38 | 5.8 | 13 | 9.0 |
Cancer | 503 | 13.4 | 201 | 27.7 | 189 | 28.8 | 19 | 13.1 |
Rheumatoid arthritis/connective tissue disease | 138 | 3.7 | 200 | 27.6 | 186 | 28.4 | 4 | 2.8 |
Inflammatory bowel disease | 71 | 1.9 | 40 | 5.5 | 32 | 4.9 | 4 | 2.8 |
Charlson Comorbidity Index score | ||||||||
0 | 2659 | 71.0 | 371 | 51.2 | 334 | 50.9 | 99 | 68.3 |
1–2 | 888 | 23.7 | 261 | 36.0 | 241 | 36.7 | 36 | 24.8 |
≥3 | 196 | 5.2 | 93 | 12.8 | 81 | 12.3 | 10 | 6.9 |
Surgery within 30 days before or after diagnosis of diverticulitis (total) | 1949 | 52.1 | 456 | 62.9 | 425 | 64.8 | 82 | 56.6 |
Explorative surgery including lavage | 616 | 16.5 | 115 | 15.9 | 108 | 16.5 | 24 | 16.6 |
Stoma | 845 | 22.6 | 245 | 33.8 | 228 | 34.8 | 38 | 26.2 |
Resection with primary anastomosis | 488 | 13.0 | 96 | 13.2 | 89 | 13.6 | 20 | 13.8 |
COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.