Prevalence and correlates of irritable bowel symptoms in a New Zealand birth cohort.
N Z Med J
; 115(1164): U220, 2002 Oct 25.
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
To determine the prevalence and correlates of bowel symptoms and the irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in a birth cohort of young New Zealanders.METHODS:
Participants in the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study at age 26 completed a validated Bowel Disease Questionnaire expressing their experience of clearly defined symptoms over the previous 12 months.RESULTS:
980 participants (499 male, 481 female, comprising 96% of the birth cohort) completed the questionnaire. Sixty four per cent had at least one of the measured symptoms; abdominal pain was reported in 46.5%, chronic constipation in 9.1%, and chronic diarrhoea in 17.1%. A diagnosis of IBS could be made by using two or more of Manning's diagnostic criteria in 18.8%, three or more criteria in 10.3%, and more than three in 3.3%. Symptoms were more than twice as frequent and severe in females than males.CONCLUSIONS:
Bowel-related abdominal symptoms, including those required for a diagnosis of IBS, are very common in 26-year-old New Zealanders; the prevalence of these symptoms is very similar to that recorded previously in Europe and the USA.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfermedades Funcionales del Colon
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
N Z Med J
Año:
2002
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Nueva Zelanda
Pais de publicación:
NEW ZEALAND
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NOVA ZELÂNDIA
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NUEVA ZELANDA
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NZ