Incidence Trends of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in a Southern European Country: A Mirror of the Western World?

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) affects people from all age categories worldwide. Although the incidence of the disease is stabilizing or decreasing in most Western world countries, its prevalence is still increasing because of the rise in life expectancy and better disease management. This work intends to identify the trends related to IBD incidence nationwide, analyzing regional, sex, and age distributions.

Methods

Data were provided by the Portuguese Shared Services of the Ministry of Health. This study consisted of a retrospective analysis of all first consultations coded for "Chronic enteritis/ulcerative colitis" (D94) in a primary healthcare setting, between 2017 and 2020, in Portugal. The primary outcome measure was the IBD incidence rate per 100,000 inh

SUBMITTER: Santiago M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9132531 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature