title: Fourteen-year study of hospital admissions for diverticular disease in Ontario.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Diverticular disease is one of the most common gastrointestinal conditions affecting the Canadian population, yet very little is known about its epidemiology.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the present study was to measure the rate of hospital admission for diverticular disease by age and sex over a 14-year period in the population of Ontario.
  
  
  METHODS
  The present study was a retrospective, population-based cohort study of all hospital admissions for diverticular disease from 1988 to 2002.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were 133,875 hospital admissions during the period. Admission rates increased with age, and women were admitted at higher rates than men across all age groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Diverticular disease is an important cause of gastrointestinal morbidity. As the population ages, a rise in the incidence of diverticular disease can be anticipated. Future studies to explain sex difference in admissions are required.
authors.affiliation: Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Eiran
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Warner
authors.forename: Eric J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Crighton
authors.forename: Rahim
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Moineddin
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mamdani
authors.forename: Ross
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Upshur
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D043963:Diverticulosis, Colonic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009864:Ontario / Q000453:epidemiology