Health care utilization among adults with IBD U.S. 2016

In 2015-2016, around 86 percent of adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in the United States stated they had been prescribed medication in the past 12 months, compared to 62 percent of adults without IBD. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who utilized select health care resources in the past 12 months as of 2015-2016.

Percentage of U.S. adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who utilized select health care resources in the past 12 months as of 2015-2016

Characteristic	Adults with IBD	Adults without IBD
Seen or talked to any health professional	92.6%	83.2%
Seen or talked to a specialist	57.9%	25.6%
Seen or talked to a mental health professional	18.8%	8.3%
Prescribed any medication	86%	61.8%
Had four or more office visits with a health professional	57.7%	35.9%
Any home visits	5.9%	2.6%
Any visits to a hospital emergency room	34.5%	18.8%
Any overnight hospital stays	17.3%	8.3%
Any surgeries	22%	11.6%

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Release date

February 2021

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2015 and 2016

Number of respondents

66,610 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI)

Supplementary notes

"IBD status and use of health care services are based on self-reports. Estimates for percentage are weighted and age-adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population distribution."

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