ArticleAnnals of gastroenterology
Epidemiological features of irritable bowel syndrome and its subtypes among Iranian adults.
Article in Annals of gastroenterology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
17 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.
- Sexual dysfunction worsens both the general and specific quality of life of women with irritable bowel syndrome. A cross-sectional study.BMC women's health · 2023Trial
- Effectiveness of Anise Oil for Treatment of Mild to Moderate Depression in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Randomized Active and Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial.Journal of evidence-based complementary & alternative medicine · 2017Trial
- The effect of low-FODMAP diet on patients with irritable bowel syndrome.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Article
- Effectiveness of a bioenergy economy program versus mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on the severity and psychological symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome.Journal of education and health promotion · 2025Article
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease incidence among male patients with irritable bowel syndrome: A single-center cross-sectional study in southern Iran.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2023Article
- Psychological distress, perceived stress and nocebo effect (multifood adverse reaction) in irritable bowel syndrome patients.Journal of education and health promotion · 2023Article
- The Incidence of Post-infectious Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Anxiety, and Depression in Iranian Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study.The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology · 2022Article
- The relationship between meal regularity with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) in adults.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2022Article
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome Demographics: A Middle Eastern Multinational Cross-sectional Study.Middle East journal of digestive diseases · 2022Article
- Utilizing Google Trends to Assess Worldwide Interest in Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Commonly Associated Treatments.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2021Article
- Global burden of irritable bowel syndrome: trends, predictions and risk factors.Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2020Review
- A Comprehensive Look at Irritable Bowel Syndrome and its Associated Factors Considering the Rome IV Criteria: A Penalized Smoothly Clipped Absolute Deviation Regression Approach in the Pars Cohort Study.Middle East journal of digestive diseases · 2018Article
- Psychiatric Co-morbidity in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome at a Tertiary Care Center in Northern India.Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility · 2017Article
- Evaluating the efficacy of mixture ofJournal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2017Article
- The comparison of treatments with and without azithromycin in irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea-predominant in gastrointestinal Clinic of Al-Zahra Hospital, Isfahan, Iran.Advanced biomedical research · 2016Article
- Epidemiology of irritable bowel syndrome.Annals of gastroenterologyArticle
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundThe epidemiological features of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) have not been properly investigated in Iran. Also, worldwide there is limited knowledge about the characteristics of IBS subtypes. The aim of the study was to explore the epidemiological features of IBS and its subtypes among Iranian adults.
methodsThis is a cross-sectional study in Iranian adults living in Isfahan province. Demographic characteristics and common gastrointestinal symptoms were assessed using a self-administered modified Persian version of the Rome III questionnaire.
resultsIn 4763 subjects aged 19-70 years the overall prevalence of IBS was 21.5%. IBS was more prevalent in women than men (24.0 vs. 18.3%, P<0.001). In multivariate analysis, being married was associated with 27% increased odds of IBS (95% confidence interval: 1.03-1.57, P<0.05). However, IBS was not associated with age (P=0.71) or educational attainment (P=0.61). Constipation-predominant IBS (IBS-C) was the most prevalent subtype of IBS followed by mixed IBS (IBS-M), diarrhea-predominant IBS (IBS-D), and unsubtyped IBS. Female gender was associated with IBS-C while male gender was associated with IBS-D and IBS-M.
conclusionIBS is highly prevalent among Iranian adults, affecting particularly women in whom IBS-C is the most prevalent subtype.
Indexed as
Identifiers
25831414PMC4367216W2155841828What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.