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| Title: Incidence and prevalence of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease in urban and rural areas of Spain from 1981 to 1988. | ||||
| Title Abreviation: J Clin Gastroenterol | Date of Pub: 1994 Jan | |||
| Author: Maté-Jimenez J; Muñoz S; Vicent D; Pajares JM; | ||||
| Issue/Part/Supplement: 1 | Volume Issue: 18 | Pagination: 27-31 | ||
| MESH Headings: Adult; Colitis, Ulcerative (*EP); Crohn Disease (*EP); Female; Human; Incidence; Male; Middle Age; Prevalence; Retrospective Studies; Rural Population (SN); Spain (EP); Urban Population (SN); -AA-; | ||||
| Journal Title Code: IBG | Publication Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE | |||
| Date of Entry: 940325N | Entry Month: 9406 | |||
| Country: UNITED STATES | Index Priority: 2 | |||
| Language: Eng | Unique Identifier: 94157284 | |||
| Unique Identifier: 94157284 | ISSN: 0192-0790 | |||
| Abstract: We retrospectively investigated the annual incidence and prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) from 1981 to 1988 in an urban and a rural area of central Spain. Two hundred and eighty-one patients presented with IBD; 193 ulcerative colitis (UC) and 88 Crohn's disease (CD) (prevalence 43.4/100,000 and 19.8/100,000, respectively). Of these patients, 168 were diagnosed for the first time during the study period. One hundred and eleven UC and 57 CD (incidence 3.16/100,000 and 1.61/100,000 respectively). Within the urban area, the UC incidence was 3.15/100,000 and the CD 1.87/100,000. In the rural area, the incidence for the UC was 3.25/100,000 and 0.86/100,000 for the CD. No sex differences were found. The incidence rates have increased significantly (p < 0.05) for CD in the study period. However, for UC rates did not change. During 1986-1988, the patient's age at the time of diagnosis was significantly lower than that of 1981-1983 (p < 0.05). | ||||
| Abstract By: Author | ||||
| Address: Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital de la Princesa, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain. | ||||