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  • Gastroenterology
  • Genetics
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Diverticulitis etiology is complex and not fully understood.
  • Familial aggregation of diverticulitis suggests a genetic component.
  • Previous research has not fully elucidated the hereditary nature of diverticulitis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To estimate the familiality of diverticulitis.
  • To quantify the risk of diverticulitis among relatives of affected individuals.
  • To explore the association between familial risk and disease severity or age of onset.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the Utah Population Database, linking medical records and genealogical data.
  • Identified diverticulitis patients and matched controls diagnosed between 1998 and 2018.
  • Employed multivariable Poisson models to calculate familial risk and conducted exploratory analyses for disease characteristics.

Main Results:

  • Relatives of diverticulitis patients showed a 1.5-fold increased incidence rate ratio (IRR) for developing diverticulitis compared to controls.
  • Elevated risks were observed across degrees of relatedness: first-degree (IRR 2.6), second-degree (IRR 1.5), and third-degree (IRR 1.3).
  • Complicated diverticulitis was more frequent in relatives of patients (IRR 1.6), with no significant difference in age at diagnosis.

Conclusions:

  • First-, second-, and third-degree relatives of diverticulitis patients face an increased risk.
  • Findings can assist surgeons in patient and family counseling regarding diverticulitis risk.
  • Further research is needed to understand the interplay of genetic, lifestyle, and environmental factors.