Update on the incidence and prevalence of Crohnʼs disease and ulcerative colitis in Olmsted County, Minnesota, 1940–2000

Loftus, Conor G.; Loftus, Edward V.; Harmsen, William S.; Zinsmeister, Alan R.; Tremaine, William J.; Melton, L. Joseph; Sandborn, William J.

doi:10.1002/ibd.20029

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“…According to United States estimates for CD, incidence varies between 6 and 8 per 100,000 inhabitants, with a prevalence of 100 to 200 per 100,000 inhabitants. In the case of UC, the incidence in that country ranges between 9 and 12, with a prevalence of 205 to 240 per 100,000 inhabitants (15,17,22) . Studies have shown higher rates of incidence of IBD in developing countries, including Brazil (8,34,38) .…”

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Body Composition in Patients With Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis

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Gaino

et al. 2017

Arq. Gastroenterol.

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-Background -The nutritional status of individuals with inflammatory bowel diseases is directly related to the severity of the disease and is associated with poor prognosis and the deterioration of immune competence. Objective -To assess the nutritional status and the body composition of outpatients with inflammatory bowel diseases. Methods -A cross-sectional study was conducted with clinical and nutritional assessment of patients with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Patients were classified according to the clinical activity through Crohn's Disease Activity Index and Mayo Score. Nutritional assessment consisted of anthropometric measurements of current weight, height, mid-arm circumference, triceps skinfold thickness and thickness of adductor policis muscle, with subsequent calculation of BMI, arm muscle circumference and the mid-arm muscle area (MAMA

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Body Composition in Patients With Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis

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“…The population prevalence of UC and CD are between 150 and 250 per 100,000 people. [1][2][3][4][5][6] Patients present with symptoms such as abdominal pain, change in bowel habit, and rectal bleeding. 7, 8 However, these symptoms are common in patients who do not have IBD, such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or hemorrhoids.…”

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Lack of Utility of Symptoms and Signs at First Presentation as Predictors of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Secondary Care

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Berčík

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American Journal of Gastroenterology

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“…IBD has been associated with poor quality of life and extensive morbidity and often results in complications requiring hospitalizations and surgical procedures (2)(3)(4). Most previous studies of IBD have used administrative claims data or data collected from limited geographic areas to demonstrate increases in estimated prevalence of IBD within the United States (5,6). Few national prevalence estimates of IBD among adults based on large, nationally representative data sources exist, and those that do tend to be based on older data.…”

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