10 Causes of Diverticulitis
Cause #7: Age
It has been estimated that the prevalence of diverticulosis is about 13 percent for those under the age of 50, 30 percent for individuals between 50 and 70 years of age, 50 percent for those between 70 and 85, and 66 percent for those older than 85.
Since diverticulitis only occurs when there is inflamed or infected diverticulosis, it would be natural to assume that the prevalence of diverticulitis is similar to that of diverticulosis.
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