Characterization of inflammatory bowel disease in Colombia: Results of a national register.

Aim: To determine the clinical, sociodemographic, and treatment characteristics of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in a Colombian population register.

Methods: A descriptive, analytic, observational, cross-sectional, multicenter study on patients with IBD from 17 hospital centers in 9 Colombian cities was conducted.

Results: A total of 2,291 patients with IBD were documented, 1,813 (79.