Incidence and clinical characteristics of inflammatory bowel disease in a developed region of Guangdong Province, China: A prospective population‐based study

Abstract

This is the first prospective, population-based IBD epidemiological study in a developed region of China. The incidence of IBD is similar to that in Japan and Hong Kong but lower than that in South Korea and Western countries.

Histopathological Profile of Benign Colorectal Diseases in Al-Madinah Region of Saudi Arabia

“…Almost similar results were reported from a recent population based Chinese study of 48 new cases {31 UC (64.5%) and 17 CD (35.5%) cases} in one year. The median age of UC patients was higher (38 years), as compared to 25 years in CD patients (Zeng et al, 2013).…”

“…Asian scientists have contributed to IBD literature significantly suring the last five years (Ahuja & Tandon, 2010;Al-Jashamy et al, 2010;Ren & Fang, 2011;Ng et al, 2013;Wei et al, 2013;Zeng et al, 2013;Huai et al, 2014;Kasturiratne et al, 2014). Similarly, the researchers of KSA and surrounding regions have also submitted their share in the recent literature as reviews and original research articles on various topics and epidemiological aspect of IBD (Khawaja & Sawan, 2009;Siddique et al, 2012;Al-Mofarreh & Al-Mofleh, 2013;Ghosh et al, 2013;Safarpour et al, 2013;Esmat et al, 2014;Mosli et al, 2014).…”

Clinical Pharmacist’s Interventions on Medication Adherence and Knowledge of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients

“…Studies have shown that there are vast geographic changes in the frequency and CD to UC ratio among Asian countries 23 and even among different areas within a country. [24][25] Mean duration of disease in our study participants was 5 years (range 0-24 years).Regarding the education status of the patients, majority of them completed graduation/post-graduation (48.18%). There were no illiterates in the study, which is likely to be so, as Kerala is distinguished from the rest of the India by a high literacy rate (literacy rate 93.9% in 2011).The mean medication adherence score during revisit showed statistically significant improvement from baseline visit (p <0.001).…”

Inflammatory Bowel Disease: The Association of Inflammatory Cytokine Gene Polymorphisms

“…The incidence and prevalence of IBD have been increasing with time in different regions around the world, indicating its emergence as a global disease [1][2][3][4][5]. Available literature indicates that IBD is a complex and multifactorial disease though the exact etiology is still not clear.…”