Sex. Women are in general at a 20-30% greater risk than men of developing CD. The
reports on sex differences in UC are variable, but there seems to be a tendency to a male …

This presentation reviews the course and outcome of disease in 2657 cases of inflammatory
bowel disease (IBD) registered into the OMGE multinational survey and considers whether …

Background and aims. The inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), Crohn's disease (CD) and
ulcerative colitis (UC), are chronic relapsing disorders of unknown aetiology. The aim of this …

Background: The course of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) has mainly been studied
using different methods in single patient cohorts. The aim of the present study was to assess …

Epidemiologic studies of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may serve several purposes. By
describing the dis-tribution of these conditions, we may derive clues to etiology that can be …

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A sharp rise in the incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been observed in the
western world since the early 1950s. The increase in the incidence of ulcerative colitis …

Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states and
events in specifi c populations (1). These features may provide valuable clues to the etiology …

Background Medical therapy for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has markedly advanced
since the introduction of biologic therapeutics, although surgery remains an important …

Trends in current epidemiological data suggest that the incidence of inflammatory bowel
diseases is changing. Eastern Europe previously was seen as a low incidence area; …