Table 5

Time trends in incidence stratified by age group

Age groupVariableEstimate (95% CI of the estimate)p Value
IBD
6 months–4 yearsYear*0.050 (0.0048 to 0.1051)0.03
Sex (M)0.256 (0.0628 to 0.4499)0.009
5–9 yearsYear0.076 (0.0436–0.1083)<0.0001
Sex (M)0.091 (−0.026 to 0.209)0.13
10–14 yearsYear0.0063 (−0.0086 to 0.0213)0.41
Sex (M)0.1339 (0.0776 to 0.1903)<0.0001
15–17 yearsYear−0.0021 (−0.013 to 0.009)0.72
Sex (M)0.0174 (−0.025 to 0.0598)0.42
CD
6 months–4 yearsYear0.009 (−0.048 to 0.066)0.76
Sex (M)0.207 (−0.011 to 0.425)0.06
5–9 yearsYear0.087 (0.047 to 0.127)<0.0001
Sex (M)0.173 (0.027 to 0.320)0.02
10–14 yearsYear0.006 (−0.008 to 0.020)0.41
Sex (M)0.235 (0.182 to 0.289)<0.0001
15–17 yearsYear−0.006 (−0.024 to 0.011)0.47
Sex (M)0.048 (−0.017 to 0.114)0.15
UC
6 months–4 yearsYear0.037 (−0.019 to 0.093)0.20
Sex (M)0.207 (–0.012 to 0.425)0.06
5–9 yearsYear0.045 (−0.007 to 0.098)0.09
Sex (M)0.028 (−0.165 to 0.221)0.78
10–14 yearsYear−0.027 (−0.060 to 0.007)0.12
Sex (M)−0.047 (−0.173 to 0.079)0.47
15–17 yearsYear−0.007 (−0.026 to 0.011)0.45
Sex (M)−0.047 (−0.116 to 0.022)0.18
  • *Year refers to the year of diagnosis.

  • CD, Crohn’s disease; IBD, inflammatory bowel disease; M, male; UC, ulcerative colitis.