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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2014

Clinical epidemiology of ulcerative colitis in Arabs based on the Montréal classification.

Othman R Alharbi, Nahla A Azzam, Ahmed S Almalki, Majid A Almadi, Khalid A Alswat, Nazia Sadaf, Abdulrahman M Aljebreen

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Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Othman R AlharbiOthman R Alharbi, Nahla A Azzam, Majid A Almadi, Khalid A Alswat, Nazia Sadaf, Abdulrahman M Aljebreen, Gastroenterology Division, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia.
Nahla A AzzamOthman R Alharbi, Nahla A Azzam, Majid A Almadi, Khalid A Alswat, Nazia Sadaf, Abdulrahman M Aljebreen, Gastroenterology Division, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmed S AlmalkiOthman R Alharbi, Nahla A Azzam, Majid A Almadi, Khalid A Alswat, Nazia Sadaf, Abdulrahman M Aljebreen, Gastroenterology Division, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia.
Majid A AlmadiOthman R Alharbi, Nahla A Azzam, Majid A Almadi, Khalid A Alswat, Nazia Sadaf, Abdulrahman M Aljebreen, Gastroenterology Division, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia.
Khalid A AlswatOthman R Alharbi, Nahla A Azzam, Majid A Almadi, Khalid A Alswat, Nazia Sadaf, Abdulrahman M Aljebreen, Gastroenterology Division, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia.
Nazia SadafOthman R Alharbi, Nahla A Azzam, Majid A Almadi, Khalid A Alswat, Nazia Sadaf, Abdulrahman M Aljebreen, Gastroenterology Division, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulrahman M AljebreenOthman R Alharbi, Nahla A Azzam, Majid A Almadi, Khalid A Alswat, Nazia Sadaf, Abdulrahman M Aljebreen, Gastroenterology Division, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia.
King Khalid University Hospital · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo determine the clinical, epidemiological and phenotypic characteristics of ulcerative colitis (UC) in Saudi Arabia by studying the largest cohort of Arab UC patients.

methodsData from UC patients attending gastroenterology clinics in four tertiary care centers in three cities between September 2009 and September 2013 were entered into a validated web-based registry, inflammatory bowel disease information system (IBDIS). The IBDIS database covers numerous aspects of inflammatory bowel disease. Patient characteristics, disease phenotype and behavior, age at diagnosis, course of the disease, and extraintestinal manifestations were recorded.

resultsAmong 394 UC patients, males comprised 51.0% and females 49.0%. According to the Montréal classification of age, the major chunk of our patients belonged to the A2 category for age of diagnosis at 17-40 years (68.4%), while 24.2% belonged to the A3 category for age of diagnosis at > 40 years. According to the same classification, a majority of patients had extensive UC (42.7%), 35.3% had left-sided colitis and 29.2% had only proctitis. Moreover, 51.3% were in remission, 16.6% had mild UC, 23.4% had moderate UC and 8.6% had severe UC. Frequent relapse occurred in 17.4% patients, infrequent relapse in 77% and 4.8% had chronic disease. A majority (85.2%) of patients was steroid responsive. With regard to extraintestinal manifestations, arthritis was present in 16.4%, osteopenia in 31.4%, osteoporosis in 17.1% and cutaneous involvement in 7.0%.

conclusionThe majority of UC cases were young people (17-40 years), with a male preponderance. While the disease course was found to be similar to that reported in Western countries, more similarities were found with Asian countries with regards to the extent of the disease and response to steroid therapy.

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ArabsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsColitis, UlcerativeCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMalePhenotypePrevalenceProspective StudiesRecurrenceRegistriesRemission InductionRisk FactorsSteroidsEpidemiologyInflammatory bowel disease information systemSaudi ArabiaUlcerative colitis

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PMID25516667
PMCPMC4265614
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