The Rising Burden of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Denmark Over Two Decades: A Nationwide Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background & aims

Shifts in epidemiological stages of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) carry implications toward understanding IBD etiology and managing clinical care. We conducted a temporal analysis of the epidemiology of IBD between 1995 and 2016 in the Danish nationwide cohort.

Methods

We used the Danish registers to obtain data on demographics and IBD-related outpatient and inpatient contacts between 1995 and 2016. IBD diagnosis was defined as having ≥2 registrations related to Crohn's disease (CD) or ulcerative colitis (UC) within a 2-year period. We estimated overall and annual incidence rates and prevalence of CD and UC standardized with respect to age and sex.

Results

A total of 47,830 individuals met the criteria for IBD diagnosis, of which 33% were diagnose

SUBMITTER: Agrawal M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9691534 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature