Prevalence and incidence of inflammatory bowel disease in two Italian islands, Sicily and Sardinia: A report based on health information systems.
Crohn’s disease
Epidemiology
Health information systems
Incidence
Prevalence
Ulcerative colitis
Journal
Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver
ISSN: 1878-3562
Titre abrégé: Dig Liver Dis
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 100958385
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 2019
09 2019
Historique:
received:
04
02
2019
revised:
05
05
2019
accepted:
07
05
2019
pubmed:
10
6
2019
medline:
9
4
2020
entrez:
10
6
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Few epidemiological data about inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Italy are available. To estimate IBD prevalence and incidence in two Italian regions - Sicily and Sardinia - using regional health information systems. Data from hospital discharges and disease-specific payment exemptions register were retrieved and underwent record-linkage procedures. Standardized prevalence and incidence were calculated as rates per 100,000 inhabitants. In Sicily, during the year 2013, the overall IBD incidence rate was 27 per 100,000 inhabitants, while the incidence rate of Crohn's disease (CD) was 16 for males and 13 for females, and the incidence of ulcerative colitis (UC) was 15 and 11 for males and females, respectively. At the date of December 31st, 2013, the standardized prevalence rate of IBD was estimated at 300 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. In Sardinia, during the period 2008-2010, the average IBD incidence rate per 100,000 was 15, with an incidence rate of 5 per 100,000 for CD, and 10 per 100,000 for UC, while the standardized prevalence rate of IBD was estimated at 187 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. The particularly high incidence of CD in Sicily, and the marked difference of IBD occurrence between the two islands deserve future investigations.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Few epidemiological data about inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Italy are available.
AIMS
To estimate IBD prevalence and incidence in two Italian regions - Sicily and Sardinia - using regional health information systems.
METHODS
Data from hospital discharges and disease-specific payment exemptions register were retrieved and underwent record-linkage procedures. Standardized prevalence and incidence were calculated as rates per 100,000 inhabitants.
RESULTS
In Sicily, during the year 2013, the overall IBD incidence rate was 27 per 100,000 inhabitants, while the incidence rate of Crohn's disease (CD) was 16 for males and 13 for females, and the incidence of ulcerative colitis (UC) was 15 and 11 for males and females, respectively. At the date of December 31st, 2013, the standardized prevalence rate of IBD was estimated at 300 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. In Sardinia, during the period 2008-2010, the average IBD incidence rate per 100,000 was 15, with an incidence rate of 5 per 100,000 for CD, and 10 per 100,000 for UC, while the standardized prevalence rate of IBD was estimated at 187 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
CONCLUSIONS
The particularly high incidence of CD in Sicily, and the marked difference of IBD occurrence between the two islands deserve future investigations.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31176630
pii: S1590-8658(19)30596-1
doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2019.05.017
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doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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Pagination
1270-1274Informations de copyright
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