ArticleJournal of neurogastroenterology and motility2016
Prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Singapore and Its Association with Dietary, Lifestyle, and Environmental Factors.
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- Examining the Association Between Overweight, Obesity, and Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2024Pooled it
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- Parental, Perinatal, and Childhood Risk Factors for Development of Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Systematic Review.Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility · 2020Pooled it
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- Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction and Psychological Comorbidity in Singapore: Insights From the Rome IV Global Epidemiology Study.Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility · 2026Article
- Global Prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Gastroenterology research · 2025Article
- Epidemiology of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in a Large Academic Safety-Net Hospital.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Survey-Based Analysis of the Clinical Treatment Status of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Korea.Journal of Korean medical science · 2023Article
- The association between dietary acid load and odds and severity of irritable bowel syndrome in adults.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Irritable bowel syndrome: an approach for primary care physicians.Singapore medical journal · 2022Article
- (Poly)phenols in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Review.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Global burden of irritable bowel syndrome: trends, predictions and risk factors.Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2020Review
- Atopic Patients Who Fulfilled Rome III Criteria for Irritable Bowel Syndrome Had Higher Animal Danders Sensitization.Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility · 2020Article
- Psychosocial Factors Associated With Irritable Bowel Syndrome Development in Chinese College Freshmen.Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility · 2019Article
- The Relation between Dietary Patterns and Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders among Iranian Military Men.Advanced biomedical research · 2019Article
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- Clinical Practice Guidelines for Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Korea, 2017 Revised Edition.Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility · 2018Review
- Critical Appraisal of "Association between Diet and Lifestyle Habits and Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Case-Control Study".Gut and liver · 2017Article
- Irritable bowel syndrome is concentrated in people with higher educations in Iran: an inequality analysis.Epidemiology and health · 2017Article
- The Role of Visceral Hypersensitivity in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Pharmacological Targets and Novel Treatments.Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility · 2016Review
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
aimsThe prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) has risen considerably over the past decade in Singapore. We aim to explore the contribution of changes in diet, lifestyle and habits that may contribute to the increased prevalence and development of IBS.
methodsThis is a survey-based cross-sectional population study aimed to gather demographic, socio-economical, lifestyle, dietary, antibiotic usage and other related information. Subjects were adult male or female Singaporeans aged 21 years or above. Association of the factors gathered with the presence or absence of IBS (by Rome III criteria) was assessed using chi-square or Fisher's exact test. Variables with a level of statistical significance of 0.1 or less in the univariate analysis were entered into a stepwise logistic regression model.
resultsA total of 297 subjects participated in the study (female 60.3%). Overall, 20.9% subjects fulfilled the Rome III IBS criteria. Univariate analysis showed that IBS was associated with pet ownership, antibiotic usage, late dinner, (> 9 PM) and consumption of Western meals, coffee, and bread. The multivariate logistic regression analyses showed that IBS was independently associated with being a pet owner (
conclusionsThe prevalence of IBS was 20.9% using the Rome III criteria in our study. The association between IBS and pet ownership will need further investigation.
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