ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2020
Risk factors associated with inflammatory bowel disease: A multicenter case-control study in Brazil.
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- REGIONAL AND MULTIFACTORIAL PATTERNS OF INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE IN BRAZIL: A SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS OF HOT SPOTS IN WESTERN SÃO PAULO AND PARANÁ.Arquivos de gastroenterologia · 2026Pooled it
- Dietary, lifestyle, and environmental factors associated with ulcerative colitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- Comprehensive analysis of psychological symptoms and quality of life in early patients with IBD: a multicenter study from China.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
- Clinical factors associated with severity in patients with inflammatory bowel disease in Brazil based on 2-year national registry data from GEDIIB.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- [Appendix somewhat different-Excerpts from the history, controversies of the present and view to the future].Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2022Review
- Environmental Risk Factors for Childhood Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A Multicenter Case-Control Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Real-world disease activity and sociodemographic, clinical and treatment characteristics of moderate-to-severe inflammatory bowel disease in Brazil.World journal of gastroenterology · 2021Article
- Clinical and Demographic Profile of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients in a Reference Center of São Paulo, Brazil.Clinical and experimental gastroenterology · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe etiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is unknown, but it is believed to be multifactorial. The hygiene hypothesis proposes that better hygiene conditions would lead to less infectious disease during childhood and favor the development of immune-mediated diseases.
aimTo test the hygiene hypothesis in IBD by assessing the environmental risk factors associated with IBD development in different regions of Brazil with diverse socioeconomic development indices.
methodsA multicenter case-control study was carried out with 548 Crohn's disease (CD) and 492 ulcerative colitis (UC) outpatients and 416 healthy controls, from six IBD centers within different Brazilian states at diverse socioeconomic development stages. A semi-structured questionnaire with 87 socioeconomic and environmental questions was applied. Logistic regression model was created to assess the odds ratio (OR) with
resultsPredictive variables for both diseases (CD and UC) were women [odd ratios (OR) = 1.31; OR = 1.69], low monthly family income (OR = 1.78; OR = 1.57), lower number of cohabitants (OR = 1.70; OR = 1.60), absence of vaccination (OR = 3.11; OR = 2.51), previous history of bowel infections (OR = 1.78; OR = 1.49), and family history of IBD (OR = 5.26; OR = 3.33). Associated risk factors for CD were age (18-39 years) (OR = 1.73), higher educational level (OR = 2.22), absence of infectious childhood diseases (OR = 1.99). The UC predictive variables were living in an urban area (OR = 1.62), inadequate living conditions (OR = 1.48) and former smokers (OR = 3.36). Appendectomy was a risk factor for CD (OR = 1.58) with inverse association with UC (OR = 4.79). Consumption of treated and untreated water was associated with risk of CD (OR = 1.38) and UC (OR = 1.53), respectively.
conclusionThis is the first examining environmental exposures as risk factors for inflammatory bowel disease in Brazil. Most of the variables associated with disease risk support the role of the hygiene hypothesis in IBD development.
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