Thirty-Year Incidence and Mortality Trends in Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Finland.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Epidemiological data on lower gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) in the general population are sparse.

Objective

To describe the incidence, recurrence, mortality, and case fatality rates of major upper GIB and lower GIB in the general population of Finland between 1987 and 2016.

Design, setting, and participants

This prospective cohort study used data from the 1987 to the 2012 cycles of the National FINRISK Study, a health examination survey that was conducted every 5 years in Finland. Survey participants were adults aged 25 to 74 years who were recruited from a population register by random sampling; those with a history of hospitalization for GIB were excluded. Participants were followed up from survey enrollment to onset of GIB that led to hospitalization,

SUBMITTER: Vora P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7547368 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature