Impact of Diagnostic Delay and Associated Factors on Clinical Outcomes in a U.S. Inflammatory Bowel Disease Cohort

This study examines factors that may influence time to diagnosis and disease outcomes in a U.S. patient cohort. Methods: We retrospectively collected data on patient characteristics, time to diagnosis, disease phenotype, and complications in 177 patients with inflammatory bowel disease (110 CD and 67 UC) diagnosed at our institution from 2008 to 2015. Factors potentially affecting time to diagnosis were analyzed. Association between disease complications (perianal disease, intestinal strictures, surgery, fistula, abscess, and perforation) and time to diagnosis was tested by multivariable analysis. Results: The median time to diagnosis was longer for patients with CD compared with patients with UC (median 9.5 versus 3.1 months; P
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