Risk Factors
IBD often runs in families, and other risk factors include age, gender and geography. Women are slightly more likely to develop Crohn's disease than men, but both are equally at risk for ulcerative colitis. IBD is generally diagnosed in young people between ages 10 and 19, but it can occur at any age. Americans of Northern European descent are 4 times more likely than African Americans to develop IBD, and city dwellers are at higher risk than those living the country.
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