Table 4 Analysis of inflammatory bowel disease–colorectal cancer intervals in different subgroups
8–15 years10–20 years8–15 years10–20 years
IBD–CRC interval (%)IBD–CRC interval (%)OoS–CRC interval (%)OoS–CRC interval (%)
All cases
    CRC before SPoS33 (22)41 (28)25 (17)33 (22)
    CRC after SPoS116 (78)108 (72)124 (83)116 (78)
    Total149 (100)149 (100)149 (100)149 (100)
Ulcerative colitis
    CRC before SPoS19 (21)25 (28)14 (16)19 (21)
    CRC after SPoS70 (79)64 (72)75 (84)70 (79)
    Total89 (100)89 (100)89 (100)89 (100)
Crohn’s disease
    CRC before SPoS13 (22)15 (25)10 (17)13 (22)
    CRC after SPoS46 (78)44 (75)49 (83)46 (78)
    Total59 (100)59 (100)59 (100)59 (100)
  • All numbers for 8–15 IBD–CRC interval and 10–20 OoS–CRC interval are the same which is purely coincidental.

  • CRC, colorectal cancer; IBD, inflammatory bowel disease; OoS, onset of symptoms; SPoS, starting point of surveillance.