The prevalence and geographic distribution of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in the United States.

The prevalence and geographic distribution of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in the United States. Research Abstract Details 

Research Abstract Table of Contents

Jump to the:

The prevalence and geographic distribution of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in the United States. Abstract Text:

Michael D Kappelman,Sheryl L Rifas-Shiman,Ken Kleinman,Dan Ollendorf,Athos Bousvaros,Richard J Grand,Jonathan A Finkelstein,Michael D Kappelman,Sheryl L Rifas-Shiman,Ken Kleinman,Dan Ollendorf,Athos Bousvaros,Richard J Grand,Jonathan A Finkelstein,

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Previous US studies of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) prevalence have sampled small, geographically restricted populations and may not be generalizable to the entire nation. This study sought to determine the prevalence of Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) in a large national sample and to compare the prevalence across geographic regions and other sociodemographic characteristics. METHODS: We analyzed the health insurance claims for 9 million Americans, pooled from 87 health plans in 33 states, and identified cases of CD and UC using diagnosis codes. Prevalence was determined by dividing the number of cases by the number of persons enrolled for 2 years. Logistic regression was used to compare prevalence estimates by geographic region, age, sex, and insurance type (Medicaid vs commercial). RESULTS: The prevalence of CD and UC in children younger than 20 years was 43 (95% confidence interval [CI], 40-45) and 28 (95% CI, 26-30) per 100,000, respectively. In adults, the prevalence of CD and UC was 201 (95% CI, 197-204) and 238 (95% CI, 234-241), respectively. The prevalence of both conditions was lower in the South, compared with the Northeast, Midwest, and West. IBD appears to be more common in commercially insured individuals, compared with those insured by Medicaid. CONCLUSIONS: This estimation of the prevalence of IBD in the US should help quantify the overall burden of disease and inform the planning of appropriate clinical services.

The prevalence and geographic distribution of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in the United States. Publishing Authors By Initials

MD Kappelman,SL Rifas-Shiman,K Kleinman,D Ollendorf,A Bousvaros,RJ Grand,JA Finkelstein,MD Kappelman,SL Rifas-Shiman,K Kleinman,D Ollendorf,A Bousvaros,RJ Grand,JA Finkelstein,

For similar abstracts research abstracts see: abstracts research

PUBMED ID PMID:

MEDLINE DATE:

The prevalence and geographic distribution of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in the United States. Journal Published:

PUBLICATION TYPE: Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov

Journal: Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the off

VOLUME: 5

Page Numbers: 1424-9

Journal Abbreviation: Clin. Gastroenterol. Hepatol.

ISSN: 1542-7714

DAY: 29

MONTH: 09

YEAR: 2007

The prevalence and geographic distribution of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in the United States. Information

Number of References:

LANGUAGE: eng

NlmUniqueID: 101160775

The prevalence and geographic distribution of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in the United States. Keywords Mesh Terms:

KEYWORDS:

MESH TERMS:

Chemical & Substance for Abstract: The prevalence and geographic distribution of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in the United States. Information

Substance Name:

Registry Number:

Grant and Affiliation Information for The prevalence and geographic distribution of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in the United States.

AFFILIATION: Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. michael_kappelman@med.unc.edu

Country: United States

AGENCY:

GRANT:

ACRONYM:

MEDLINETA: Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol

REFSOURCE:

DATABASENAME:

ACCESSION NUMBER:

Number Hits: 0

The prevalence and geographic distribution of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in the United States Related Publications

• A laboratory method for evaluation of topical anti-inflammatory agents.
• Average and extreme multi-atom Van der Waals interactions: Strong coupling of multi-atom Van der Waals interactions with covalent bonding.
• Beyond effectiveness: evaluating the public health impact of the WISEWOMAN program.
• Compendium of human responses to the aerospace environment. 2. Light environment. A. Visible light. B. Ultraviolet light. NASA CR-1205(1).
• Contractile properties of cat motor units enlarged by motoneurone sprouting.
• Diesel particulate exposure and diabetes mortality among workers in the Ontario construction trades.
• Ecologic proxies for household income: how well do they work for the analysis of health and health care utilization?
• Evaluation of electromyographic monitoring during insertion of thoracic pedicle screws.
• Evaluation of the musculoskeletal system with sonography.
• Evolution of transport regimes in carbon nanotube quantum dots.
• How a successful litigator decides whether or not to sue you.
• Intercenter variation in initial management of children with Crohn's disease.
• Isolated cerebral mucormycosis: case report with CT and pathologic correlation.
• Members of new FDA board tied to industry.
• Metabolic regulatory properties of S-adenosylmethionine and S-adenosylhomocysteine.
• Modeling the intraurban variability of ambient traffic pollution in Toronto, Canada.
• Nonresonant inelastic x-ray scattering and energy-resolved Wannier function investigation of d-d excitations in NiO and CoO.
• Obesity, cigarette smoking and the cost of physicians' services in Ontario.
• Parental knowledge about antibiotic use: results of a cluster-randomized, multicommunity intervention.
• Pedestrian and pedalcyclist injury costs in the United States by age and injury severity.
• Planning services together with disabled people: the importance of a common language.
• Power in top management teams: dimensions, measurement, and validation.
• Protein translocation by bacterial toxin channels: a comparison of diphtheria toxin and colicin Ia.
• Proteins to proteomes.
• Regression analysis of failure time data with informative interval censoring.
• Researchers hope state stem cell efforts last.
• Rheological properties of incendiary gels.
• Sedation with nitrous oxide compared with no sedation during catheterization for urologic imaging in children.
• The prevalence and geographic distribution of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in the United States.
• [Not Available.]