意大利农村和城市地区肠易激综合征的流行情况。

Prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome in Italian rural and urban areas.

机构信息

Gastroenterology Unit, University of Cagliari, S.S. 554 Bivio per Sestu, Monserrato (CA), Italy.

出版信息

Eur J Intern Med. 2010 Aug;21(4):324-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2010.05.009. Epub 2010 Jun 16.

DOI:10.1016/j.ejim.2010.05.009

PMID:20603045

Abstract

BACKGROUND/AIMS: No comparative studies are available, as yet, in Italy, concerning the prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in urban and rural areas. The aim is to compare the prevalence of IBS in Italian urban and rural areas.

METHODS

950 subjects were randomly selected from each area and completed a questionnaire regarding demographic data and the Rome II questionnaire.

RESULTS

The prevalence of IBS was significantly (p<0.05) higher in the urban (9.9%), than in the rural area (4.4%). In the urban area, a significantly higher prevalence of IBS was observed in females than in males, 67/490 (13.7%) vs 27/460 (5.9%) (p<0.05), while no gender differences were present in the rural population.

CONCLUSION

In the urban area, we found a higher prevalence of IBS, and a significantly higher prevalence of IBS in females than in males, while no gender differences were present in the rural population.

摘要

背景/目的：在意大利，目前尚无关于城市和农村地区肠易激综合征（IBS）患病率的对比研究。本研究旨在比较意大利城乡地区 IBS 的患病率。