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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2020

Regional variation of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease in Saudi Arabia: Results from a multicenter study.

Mohammad I El Mouzan, Mohammed H AlEdreesi, Mohammed Y Hasosah, Abdulrahman A Al-Hussaini, Ahmad A Al Sarkhy, Asaad A Assiri

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Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Saudi consensus guidance for the diagnosis and management of inflammatory bowel disease in children and adolescents.Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association · 2025
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  3. Clinical effectiveness and safety of ustekinumab in youth with refractory inflammatory bowel disease: A retrospective cohort study.Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association · 2025
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  7. Exome Sequencing Identifies the Extremely RareFrontiers in pediatrics · 2022
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  10. The impact of inflammatory bowel diseases on the quality of life of Saudi pediatric patients: A cross-sectional study.Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Mohammad I El MouzanDepartment of Pediatrics, Gastroenterology Unit, King Saud University, Riyadh11461, Saudi Arabia. drmouzan@gmail.com.
Mohammed H AlEdreesiSpecialty Pediatrics Division, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran 31311, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed Y HasosahDepartment of Pediatrics, Gastroenterology Unit, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah 21423, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulrahman A Al-HussainiChildren Hospital, Gastroenterology Division, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh 11525, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmad A Al SarkhyDepartment of Pediatrics, Gastroenterology Unit, King Saud University, Riyadh11461, Saudi Arabia.
Asaad A AssiriDepartment of Pediatrics, Gastroenterology Unit, King Saud University, Riyadh11461, Saudi Arabia.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIncidence and severity variations of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have been reported from Western populations between continents and regions of the same countries. However, no data were available from other countries.

aimTo investigate the regional differences in the IBD profiles of pediatric patients from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

methodsData from a national multicenter IBD study were used. The incidence, time trend, and clinical presentation of Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) in the Central region (CR), Western region (WR), and Eastern region (ER) were analyzed and compared. Statistical analysis included Poisson regression analysis for incidence variation and Chi-square test for demographic and clinical parameters. A

resultsThe prevalence of positive family history was lower in children with CD from the ER than the CR or the WR. Consanguinity rate was higher in children with CD and UC from the CR and the ER, respectively. The incidences and time trends of CD and UC were not significantly different between regions. In the ER, a significantly higher percentage of children with CD presented with abdominal pain (

conclusionThe most important finding is the identification of significantly more severe presentation of CD in the ER of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Prospective studies are needed to explain such variations.

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AdolescentChildChild, PreschoolChi-Square DistributionColitis, UlcerativeCrohn DiseaseFemaleGeographyHumansIncidenceInfantInfant, NewbornMalePoisson DistributionPrevalenceRetrospective StudiesChildrenCrohn’s diseaseEpidemiologyRegional variationUlcerative colitis

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PMCPMC7002901

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