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Epidemiological trends of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia from 2006 to 2014

Published:September 04, 2017DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejim.2017.08.026
Epidemiological trends of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia from 2006 to 2014
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      Ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD), commonly called inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), are chronic, relapsing diseases of unknown origin. Although the incidence rates of these diseases have increased significantly during the last thirty years, there are still considerable data discrepancies between different areas of Europe. The majority of previous studies has shown an East-West gradient [
      • Burisch J.
      • Pedersen N.
      • Cukovic-Cavka S.
      • Brinar M.
      • Kaimakliotis I.
      • Duricova
      • et al.
      East-west gradient in the incidence of inflammatory bowel disease in Europe: the ECCO-EpiCom inception cohort.
      Gut. 2013; 2: 1-10
      ,
      • Shivananda S.
      • Lennard-Jones J.
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      • Fear N.
      • Price A.
      • Carpenter L.
      • et al.
      Incidence of inflammatory bowel disease across Europe: is there a difference between north and south? Results of the European Collaborative Study on Inflammatory Bowel Disease (EC-IBD).
      Gut. 1996; 39: 690-697
      ]; however, previously published data for parts of Croatia and Hungary have shown an increase of IBD incidence rates similar to some Mediterranean and Western European countries [
      • Shivananda S.
      • Lennard-Jones J.
      • Logan R.
      • Fear N.
      • Price A.
      • Carpenter L.
      • et al.
      Incidence of inflammatory bowel disease across Europe: is there a difference between north and south? Results of the European Collaborative Study on Inflammatory Bowel Disease (EC-IBD).
      Gut. 1996; 39: 690-697
      ,
      • Sincić B.M.
      • Vucelić B.
      • Persić M.
      • Brncić N.
      • Erzen D.J.
      • Radaković B.
      • et al.
      Incidence of inflammatory bowel disease in Primorsko-Goranska County, Croatia, 2000–2004: a prospective population-based study.
      Scand J Gastroenterol. 2006; 41: 437-444
      ,
      • Lakatos L.
      • Kiss L.S.
      • David G.
      • Pandur T.
      • Erdelyi Z.
      • Mester G.
      • et al.
      Incidence, disease phenotype at diagnosis, and early disease course in inflammatory bowel diseases in Western Hungary, 2002–2006.
      Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2011; 17: 2558-2565
      ,
      • Tragnone A.
      • Corrao G.
      • Miglio F.
      • Caprilli R.
      • Lanfranchi G.A.
      Incidence of inflammatory bowel disease in Italy: a nationwide population-based study. Gruppo Italiano per lo Studio del Colon e del Retto (GISC).
      Int J Epidemiol. 1996; 25: 1044-1052
      ]. We can assume that not only modernization and “westernization” of lifestyle, but also climate conditions and Mediterranean type lifestyle influence the development of these diseases [
      • Shivananda S.
      • Lennard-Jones J.
      • Logan R.
      • Fear N.
      • Price A.
      • Carpenter L.
      • et al.
      Incidence of inflammatory bowel disease across Europe: is there a difference between north and south? Results of the European Collaborative Study on Inflammatory Bowel Disease (EC-IBD).
      Gut. 1996; 39: 690-697
      ,
      • Tragnone A.
      • Corrao G.
      • Miglio F.
      • Caprilli R.
      • Lanfranchi G.A.
      Incidence of inflammatory bowel disease in Italy: a nationwide population-based study. Gruppo Italiano per lo Studio del Colon e del Retto (GISC).
      Int J Epidemiol. 1996; 25: 1044-1052
      ].

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      Publication history

      Published online: September 04, 2017
      Accepted: August 29, 2017
      Received in revised form: August 5, 2017
      Received: June 14, 2017

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejim.2017.08.026

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