A socio-economic study of patients with ulcerative colitis.
A material is presented of 222 patients with ulcerative colitis, who on admission to hospital during the 5-year period 1960-65 were permanent residents in the county district of Copenhagen or the municipality of Gentofte, the population of which was used as a control material. This material was divided into 21 socio-economic groups. It is shown with statistical significance that within the two socio-economic groups 'civil servants + salaried grades', and 'wage-earners', the patients were found at a relatively higher educational and economic level. The distribution on the other socio-economic groups was the same as in the control material.
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Medical Department B, Gentofte Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003718:Denmark; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult