Which of the following statement(s) regarding ulcerative colitis is/are correct?
A. The most common age of onset for ulcerative colitis is in early adulthoodB. Approximately 25% of cases of ulcerative colitis occur after the age of 60
C. Males are affected approximately twice as frequently as females
D. Approximately 10% to 25% of patients with ulcerative colitis have first degree relatives with the disease
E. all are true
The answer
is. A. The most common age of onset for ulcerative colitis is in early
adulthood
D.
Approximately 10% to 25% of patients with ulcerative colitis have first degree
relatives with the disease
Most cases of ulcerative colitis have onset between
the ages of 15 and 40 years. While the age of onset may extend to old age, only
3% to 5% of the cases have onset after age 60. Males and females are affected
equally frequently. Clear-cut familial patterns have been observed in
ulcerative colitis. Ten to 25% of patients with this disease have first degree
relatives with ulcerative colitis. Monozygotic twins have higher concordance
for inflammatory bowel disease than dizygotic twins.
