Journal article
Early Course of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in a Population-Based Inception Cohort Study from 8 Countries in Asia and Australia
SC Ng, Z Zeng, O Niewiadomski, W Tang, S Bell, MA Kamm, P Hu, HJ De Silva, MA Niriella, WSAAY Udara, D Ong, KL Ling, CJ Ooi, I Hilmi, K Lee Goh, Q Ouyang, YF Wang, K Wu, X Wang, P Pisespongsa Show all
Gastroenterology | W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC | Published : 2016
Abstract
Background & Aims The incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is increasing in Asia, but little is known about disease progression in this region. The Asia-Pacific Crohn's and Colitis Epidemiology Study was initiated in 2011, enrolling subjects from 8 countries in Asia (China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand) and Australia. We present data from this ongoing study. Methods We collected data on 413 patients diagnosed with IBD (222 with ulcerative colitis [UC], 181 with Crohn's disease [CD], 10 with IBD unclassified; median age, 37 y) from 2011 through 2013. We analyzed the disease course and severity and mortality. Risks for medical and surgical ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Supported by unrestricted educational grants from Ferring Pharmaceuticals (Hong Kong) and a direct grant from the Faculty of Medicine (Chinese University of Hong Kong) to support the database set-up and maintenance of this study. The study sponsors had no contribution to the study design, analysis, interpretation of data, or publication.