Multicountry cross-sectional study found that functional gastrointestinal disorders such as colic and functional dyschezia were common in South American infants.
Acta Paediatr
; 107(4): 708-713, 2018 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-29266391
ABSTRACT
AIM:
Our aim was to perform a population-based study using Rome III criteria to describe the prevalence of functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) in infants in three countries in South America.METHODS:
We conducted a multicountry, cross-sectional study to investigate the epidemiology of functional gastrointestinal disorders in children aged 0-12 months of age, using the Rome III criteria, in Colombia, Panama and Nicaragua. These patients presented for well-child visits in primary care clinics in the three countries between May 2015 and October 2016. A Spanish version of the Questionnaire on Paediatric Gastrointestinal Symptoms for Infants and Toddlers was used for the data collection.RESULTS:
We included questionnaires completed by 351 parents, and they reported at least one FGID in 141 (40%) infants. The majority were male (56%), with a median age of seven months. Colic and functional dyschezia were the most commonly diagnosed disorders in the whole cohort, at 23% and 15%, respectively. The risk of developing FGIDs was not affected by the marital status of the mother, number of siblings, birth order and history of diarrhoea.CONCLUSION:
Functional gastrointestinal disorders were common in infants from the South American countries of Colombia, Panama and Nicaragua, particularly colic and functional dyschezia.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cólica
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Constipação Intestinal
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Gastroenteropatias
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Newborn
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acta Paediatr
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos