The epidemiological aspects of irritable bowel syndrome in Southeastern Anatolia: A stratified randomised community-based study

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 361-369

  Yilmaz, Şerif ^a   Dursun, M ^a   Ertem, M ^a   Canoruc, F ^a   Turhanoglu A ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Irritable bowel syndrome; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SEX FACTORS; TURKEY; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 14844343593     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2004.00377.x     Document Type: Review

References (41)

1. Read NW. Irritable bowel syndrome. Sleisenger and Fordran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease, Vol. 2, 7th edn. Pathophysiology/Diagnosis/Management. W.B. Saunders Company, 2003: 1794-806.
2. Camilleri M, Heading RC, Thompson WG. Clinical perspectives, mechanisms, diagnosis and management of irritable bowel syndrome. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2002; 16 (8): 1407-30.
3. Talley NJ, Gabriel SE, Mansen WS et al. Medical costs in community subjects with irritable bowel syndrome. Gastroenterology 1995; 109: 1736.
4. Leong SA, Barghout V, Birnbaum HG et al. The economic consequences of irritable bowel syndrome: a US employer perspective. Arch Intern Med 2003; 163 (8): 929-35.
5. Muller-Lissner SA, Pirk O. Irritable bowel syndrome in Germany. A cost of illness study. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2002; 14 (12): 1325-9.
6. Thompson WG, Heaton KW. Functional bowel disorders in apparently healthy people. Gastroenterologv 1980; 79 (2): 283-8.
7. Drossman DA, Sandler RS, McKee DC et al. Bowel patterns among subjects not seeking health care. Use of a questionnaire to identify a population with bowel dysfunction. Gastroenterology 1982; 83 (3): 529-34.
8. Welch GW, Pomare EW. Functional gastrointestinal symptoms in a Wellington community sample. N Z Med J 1990; 103 (897): 418-20.
9. Manning AP, Thompson WG, Heaton KW et al. Towards positive diagnosis of the irritable bowel. BMJ 1978; 2 (6138): 653-4.
10. Thompson WG, Creed F, Drossman DA et al. Functional bowel disease and functional abdominal pain. Gastrointerol Int 1992; 5 75-91.
11. Thompson WG, Longstreth GF, Drossman DA et al. Functional bowel disorders and functional abdominal pain. Gut 1999; 45 (Suppl. III): 43-7.
12. Drossman DA, Corazziari E, Talley NJ et al. The Rome II Modular questionnaire. In: Drossman DA, Corazziari E, Talley NJ, eds. The Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders. McLean, Virginia: Degnon, 2000: 670-88.
13. Muller-Lissner SA, Bollani S, Brummer RJ et al. Epidemiological aspects of irritable bowel syndrome in Europe and North America. Digestion 2001; 64 (3): 200-4.
14. Pan G, Lu S, Ke M et al. An epidemiologic study of irritable bowel syndrome in Beijing - a stratified randomized study by clustering sampling. Chin Med J (Engl) 2000; 113 (1): 35-9.
15. Wen BZ, Pan QY. Functional bowel disorders in apparently healthy Chinese people. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 1988; 9: 345-9.
16. Heaton KW, Thompson WG. Diagnosis. In: Heaton KW, Thompson WG, eds. Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Oxford: Health press, 1999: 27.
17. Riegler G, Esposito I. Bristol scale stool form. A still valid help in medical practice and clinical research. Tech Coloproctol 2001; 5 (3): 163-4.
18. Akpinar H, Kiliç B, Amanvermez D et al. Irritable bowel syndrome prevalence in Izmir Narlidere District. Gut 2000; 47 (Suppl. III): 821.
19. Thompson WG, Irvine EJ, Pare P et al. Functional gastrointestinal disorders in Canada: first population-based survey using Rome II criteria with suggestions for improving the questionnaire. Dig Dis Sci 2002; 47 (1): 225-35.
20. Osterberg E, Blomquist L, Krakau I et al. A population study on irritable bowel syndrome and mental health. Scand J Gastroenterol 2000; 35 (3): 264-8.
21. Holtmann G, Goebell H, Talley NJ. Dyspepsia in consulters and nonconsulters: prevalence, health-care-seeking behaviour and risk factors. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 1994; 6: 917-24.
22. Talley NJ, Howell S, Poulton R. The irritable bowel syndrome and psychiatric disorders in the community: is there a link? Am J Gastroenterol 2001; 96 (4): 943-5.
23. Ho KY, Kang JY, Seow A. Prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms in a multiracial Asian population, with particular reference to reflux-type symptoms. Am J Gastroenterol 1998; 93 (10): 1816-22.
24. Lau EM, Chan FK, Ziea ET et al. Epidemiology of irritable bowel syndrome in Chinese. Dig Dis Sci 2002; 47 (11): 2621-4.
25. Thompson WG, Heaton KW, Smyth GT et al. Irritable bowel syndrome in general practice: prevalence, characteristics, and referral. Gut 2000; 46 (1): 78-82.
26. Locke GR, Yawn BP, W 789ollan PC et al. The path to a diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome: a population-based study. Gastroenterology 2000; 118: A857.
27. Olubuyide IO, Olawuyi F, Fasanmade AA. A study of irritable bowel syndrome diagnosed by Manning criteria in an African population. Dig Dis Sci 1995; 40 (5): 983-5.
28. Donker GA, Foets M, Spreeuwenberg P. Patients with irritable bowel syndrome: health status and use of health care services. Br J Gen Pract 1999; 49 (447): 787-92.
29. Talley NJ, Zinsmeister AR, Melton LJ III. Irritable bowel syndrome in a community: symptom subgroups, risk factors, and health care utilization. Am J Epidemiol 1995; 142 (1): 76-83.
30. Sloth H, Jorgensen LS. Predictors for the course of chronic non-organic upper abdominal pain. Scand J Gastroenterol 1989; 24 (4): 440-4.
31. Caballero-Plasencia AM, Sofos-Kontoyannis S, Valenzuela-Barranco M et al. Irritable bowel syndrome in patients with dyspepsia: a community-based study in southern Europe. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 1999; 11 (5): 517-22.
32. Nanda R, James R, Smith H et al. Food intolerance and the irritable bowel syndrome. Gut 1989; 30 (8): 1099-104.
33. Langeluddecke PM. Psychological aspects of irritable bowel syndrome. Aust N Z J Psychiatry 1985; 19 (3): 218-26.
34. Frexinos J, Denis P, Allemand H et al. Descriptive study of digestive functional symptoms in the French general Population. Gastroenterol Clin Biol 1998; 22 (10): 785-91.
35. Ferrazzi S, Thompson GW, Irvine EJ et al. Diagnosis of constipation in family practice. Can J Gastroenterol 2002; 16 (3): 159-64.
36. Heaton KW, O'Donnell LJ. An office guide to whole-gut transit time. Patients' recollection of their stool form. J Clin Gastroenterol 1994; 19 (1): 28-30.
37. Talley NJ, Boyce PM, Jones M. Is the association between irritable bowel syndrome and abuse explained by neuroticism? A population based study. Gut 1998; 42 (1): 47-53.
38. Svennson TH. Peripheral, autonomic regulation of locus coeruleus noradrenergic neurones in brain. Psychopharmacology 1987; 92: 1-7.
39. Prior A, Stanley KM, Smith AR et al. Relation between hysterectomy and the irritable bowel: a prospective study. Gut 1992; 33 (6): 814-7.
40. Akin A, Enünlü T. Family Planning, Maternal Health and Induced Abortion in Turkey. UNFPA, Ankara, Turkey 2002: 152-82.
41. Kapoor KK, Nigam P, Rastogi CK et al. Clinical profile of irritable bowel syndrome. Indian J Gastroenterol 1985; 4 (1): 15-6.