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ArticleClinical and experimental gastroenterology2020

National Prevalence of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in Jordanian Children.

Eyad Altamimi, Elena Scarpato, Ibraheem Saleh, Khalid Tantawi, Mohammad Alassaf, Mustafa Ijam, Mahmoud Khdour, Mohammad Batieneh, Yazan Alsarayrah, Basil Alaqtam

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Article in Clinical and experimental gastroenterology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Eyad AltamimiPediatric Department, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0003-0325-1553
Elena ScarpatoDepartment of Translational Medical Sciences, Section of Pediatrics, University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
Ibraheem SalehEmergency Department, Jordan University Hospital, Amman, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0001-6874-5357
Khalid TantawiSurgery Department, AL Basheer Hospitals, Ministry of Health, Amman, Jordan.
Mohammad AlassafMedicine Department, King Hussein Medical Center, Royal Medical Services, Amman, Jordan.
Mustafa IjamMedicine Department, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2991-8689
Mahmoud KhdourDermatology Department, AL Basheer Hospitals, Ministry of Health, Amman, Jordan.
Mohammad BatienehSurgery Department, AL Basheer Hospitals, Ministry of Health, Amman, Jordan.
Yazan AlsarayrahPsychiatry Department, King Hussein Medical Center, Royal Medical Service, Amman, Jordan.
Basil AlaqtamOrthopedic Department, AL Basheer Hospitals, Ministry of Health, Amman, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0003-4159-0302
Ministry of Health · JOKing Hussein Medical Center · JOJordan Hospital · JOJordan University of Science and Technology · JOUniversity of Naples Federico II · ITWayne State University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionFunctional gastrointestinal disorders are common in children. After the introduction of Rome criteria for diagnosis, assessment of prevalence of such disorders became an attainable goal. Since data from our part of the world are scarce, this study aimed at estimating the prevalence of functional gastrointestinal disorders in Jordanian children. PATIENTS AND

methodsIn a school-based cross-sectional study, recruited children between the age of 4 and 18 were asked to fill the Arabic version of the Questionnaire on Pediatric Gastrointestinal Symptoms-Rome III Version (QPGS-RIII). Patients were identified based on meeting the ROME III criteria.

resultsOf 2000 children that were recruited, 1587 (79.4%) returned completed questionnaires. Males accounted for 841 (53%) of participants. Mean age was 10.2 years (range, 4 to 18 years). A total of 815 (51.4%) of participants were younger group (4 to 10 years of age), mean ± SD age of the two age groups was 8.1 ± 1.4 and 14.0 ± 1.8 years, respectively. Overall, 514 (32.4%) children met the criteria for having at least one FGID. The most common FGIDs in Jordanian children were functional constipation, followed by Aerophagia, abdominal migraine, and irritable bowel syndrome (prevalence estimates of 16.0%, 7.0%, 5.1%, and 3.6%, respectively). FGIDs were more common in younger girls and older boys but were not statistically significant. Concomitant presence of more than one FGID was observed in almost 15% and 22% of younger and older age groups, respectively.

conclusionFunctional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) are common in Jordanian school children. Functional constipation is the most common disorder. Further studies investigating the predisposing factors in our population are needed.

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aerophagiaArabchildrenconstipationfunctionalgastrointestinalMediterranean

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