Alcohol, smoking, and a sedentary lifestyle may lead to Diverticulitis - Alak, yosi at kulang sa ehersisyo; maaaring maging sanhi ng diverticulitis

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), Diverticular disease is more common among older adults. Around 30 percent of people aged 60 and above have Diverticula, small pouches that form in the walls of the digestive tract, particularly the large intestine and this rises to 60–70 per cent in those aged 80 and older. - Ayon sa World Health Organization (WHO), mas karaniwan ang diverticular disease sa mga nakatatanda, humigit-kumulang 30 porsiyento ng mga edad 60 pataas ang may diverticula o maliliit na supot o bukol na nabubuo sa dingding ng digestive tract, partikular sa malaking bituka, at tumataas ito sa mahigit 60 hanggang 70 porsiyento sa mga edad 80 pataas.