SynthesisFrontiers in public health2022
The Prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Among Chinese University Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
- Map the prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome across China: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Risk factors for developing irritable bowel syndrome: systematic umbrella review of reviews.BMC medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome in medical students: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Subtyping irritable bowel syndrome using cluster analysis: a systematic review.BMC bioinformatics · 2023Pooled it
- Prevalence of common mental disorders among medical students in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
- Severity of irritable bowel syndrome and its correlates among Middle East and North African medical students: a multicentric cross sectional study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Irritable bowel syndrome and suicide risk among adolescents: a prospective cohort study.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2026Article
- Frequency of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders and association with occupational stress among nurses at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan: an analytical cross-sectional study.Research square · 2026Article
- Childhood emotional abuse and gastrointestinal symptoms among college students: a chain mediation model with physical exercise as the moderating variable and network analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Irritable bowel syndrome and associated mental health problems among Middle East and North African medical students: a multicentric cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2025Observational
- Epidemiology and Risk Factors of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in the Saudi Population: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2025Review
- Causal Relationships of Chronic Constipation and Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Digestive Tract Cancers: A Mendelian Randomization Study.Recent patents on anti-cancer drug discovery · 2025Article
- Differences in Prevalence and Psychosocial Characteristics of Irritable Bowel Syndrome According to Rome III and Rome IV Criteria in Medical and Nursing Students.Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility · 2024Article
- Impact of Enteric Nervous Cells on Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Potential Treatment Options.Microorganisms · 2024Review
- Prevalence and Predictors of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Among Medical Students at the University of Sharjah, UAE.Cureus · 2024Article
- Knowledge, Awareness, and Prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in the Saudi Community: A Cross-Sectional Study.Cureus · 2024Article
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- Irritable Bowel Syndrome in medical students at a Peruvian university: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
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- Prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Saudi Arabia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Cureus · 2023Review
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Abstract
Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) has become a common public health issue among university students, impairing their physical and mental health. This meta-analysis aimed to examine the pooled prevalence of IBS and its associated factors among Chinese university students. Methods: Databases of PubMed, EMBASE, MEDLINE ( Key Results: A total of 22 cross-sectional studies (14 were in Chinese and 8 were in English) with 33,166 Chinese university students were included. The pooled prevalence of IBS was estimated as 11.89% (95% CI = 8.06%, 16.35%). The prevalence was 10.50% (95% CI = 6.80%, 15.87%) in Rome II criteria, 12.00% (95% CI = 8.23%, 17.17%) in Rome III criteria, and 3.66% (95% CI = 2.01%, 6.60%) in Rome IV criteria. The highest prevalence of IBS was 17.66% (95% CI = 7.37%, 36.64%) in North China, and the lowest was 3.18% (95% CI = 1.28%, 7.68%) in South China. Subgroup analyses indicated that gender, major, anxiety and depression symptoms, drinking and smoking behaviors were significantly associated with the prevalence of IBS. Meta-regression analyses suggested that region influenced prevalence estimates for IBS. Conclusions and Inferences: This meta-analysis illustrated that IBS is very common in Chinese university students. Regular screening, effective prevention, and appropriate treatments should be implemented to reduce the risk of IBS in this population. More future studies should be conducted in Northeastern and Southwestern parts of China.
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