"Clinical epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease among adults in the South Asian region: A systematic review and meta-analysis".

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an emerging disease in the South Asia. We conducted a systematic review to determine the characteristics and overall prevalence of IBD among South Asian adults.

Design

We searched the PubMed database and included descriptive, epidemiological studies with satisfactory methodological quality, reporting the epidemiology of IBD with histological confirmation. The quality of the studies was assessed using Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Checklist for Prevalence Studies. Two authors screened and extracted data independently. A random-effects meta-analysis of characteristics and overall prevalence of IBD was performed.

Results

This review analysed data from over 9000 IBD patients from 21 studies across multiple South

SUBMITTER: Niriella MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11808616 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature