Lakatos L, Lakatos P L
1st Department of Medicine, Csolnoky F Province Hospital, Veszprem, Hungary.
Postgrad Med J. 2006 May;82(967):332-7. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.2005.042416.
Limited data are available on the frequency of inflammatory bowel diseases in East European countries. A recent study from Hungary reported an increasing incidence rate for ulcerative colitis (from 1.6 to 11.0) and for Crohn's disease (from 0.4 to 4.7) from 1977 to 2001. A similar trend was seen in Croatia. In contrast, other countries (for example, Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Baltic countries) reported low incidence and prevalence rates. This review will discuss the available data on the epidemiology of inflammatory bowel diseases in Eastern Europe, as well as consider the possible factors responsible for the differences seen between countries and epidemiological trends.
关于东欧国家炎症性肠病的发病率,现有数据有限。匈牙利最近的一项研究报告称,1977年至2001年期间,溃疡性结肠炎的发病率(从1.6增至11.0)和克罗恩病的发病率(从0.4增至4.7)均呈上升趋势。克罗地亚也出现了类似趋势。相比之下,其他国家(如捷克共和国、波兰、罗马尼亚、斯洛伐克和波罗的海国家)报告的发病率和患病率较低。本综述将讨论东欧炎症性肠病流行病学的现有数据,并探讨造成各国之间差异及流行病学趋势的可能因素。