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ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2015

Reduced incidence of Crohn's disease in systemic sclerosis: a nationwide population study.

Chia-Chun Tseng, Jeng-Hsien Yen, Wen-Chan Tsai, Tsan-Teng Ou, Cheng-Chin Wu, Wan-Yu Sung, Ming-Chia Hsieh, Shun-Jen Chang

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Article in BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Chia-Chun TsengGraduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 990331kmuh@gmail.com.
Jeng-Hsien YenDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. jehsye@cc.kmu.edu.tw.
Wen-Chan TsaiDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. d10153@ms14.hinet.net.
Tsan-Teng OuDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. tsanteng@yahoo.com.tw.
Cheng-Chin WuDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. randymanwu@hotmail.com.
Wan-Yu SungDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. hemidark@gmail.com.
Ming-Chia HsiehDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan. 146446@cch.org.tw.
Shun-Jen ChangDepartment of Kinesiology, Health and Leisure Studies, National University of Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. changsj1104@gmail.com.
Kaohsiung Medical University · TWKaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital · TWChanghua Christian Hospital · TWNational University of Kaohsiung · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo date, there has been no studies to evaluate the incidence of Crohn's disease in systemic sclerosis patients. The goals of this study were to evaluate the incidence of Crohn's disease and its relationship with sex and age in patients with systemic sclerosis.

methodsWe enrolled patients with systemic sclerosis and controls from Taiwan's Registry of Catastrophic Illness Database and National Health Insurance Research Database. Every systemic sclerosis patient was matched to at most three controls by sex, age, month and year of initial diagnosis of systemic sclerosis. The standardized incidence ratio (SIR) of Crohn's disease in systemic sclerosis patients, and 95% confidence interval (95% CI) were calculated. Cox hazard regression was used to calculate the hazard ratio (HR).

resultsThe study enrolled 2,829 patients with systemic sclerosis and 8,257 controls. Male and female patients with systemic sclerosis both had lower rates of incident Crohn's disease (SIR: 0.18, 95% CI = 0.05-0.62; SIR: 0.10, 95% CI = 0.05-0.21, respectively). The risk of incident Crohn's disease in systemic sclerosis was still lower than in controls when we stratified the patients according to their ages. In Cox hazard regression, the hazard rates of Crohn's disease were lower in systemic sclerosis patients after adjusting for genders and ages (HR: 0.12, 95% CI = 0.06-0.21, p < 0.001).

conclusionsSystemic sclerosis is associated with decreased incidence of, irrespective of sex and age of the patients.

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Population SurveillanceAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCrohn DiseaseFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedRegistriesScleroderma, SystemicTaiwanYoung Adult

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