Mortality and Causes of Death in Ulcerative Colitis: Results from 20 Years of Follow-up in the IBSEN Study

Øistein Hovde¹, Milada C Småstuen, Marte L Høivik+8

• ¹*Department of Gastroenterology, Innlandet Hospital Trust, Gjøvik, Norway, and Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; †Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; ‡Department of Gastroenterology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; §Department for Research and Development, Telemark Hospital, Skien, Norway, and Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; ‖Department of Gastroenterology, Telemark Hospital, Skien, Skien, Norway; ¶Department of Internal Medicine, Sørlandet Hospital, Arendal, Norway; **Department of Gastroenterology, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway, and Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; ††Department of Internal Medicine, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; ‡‡Department of Gastroenterology, Østfold Hospital, Fredrikstad, Norway; and §§Department of Gastroenterology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, and Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.