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. 2012 Oct-Dec;32(4):381-6.

[Prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome in the adult population of the city of Chiclayo in 2011]

[Article in Spanish]
Raiza Gabriela Gonzales Gamarra  1 , Jorge Gabriel Ruiz Sánchez, Franco León Jiménez, Fernando Cubas Benavides, Cristian Díaz Vélez
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[Prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome in the adult population of the city of Chiclayo in 2011]

[Article in Spanish]
Raiza Gabriela Gonzales Gamarra et al. Rev Gastroenterol Peru. 2012 Oct-Dec.

Abstract

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a condition whose prevalence varies according to the method used to diagnose.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of Intestinal bowel Syndrome (IBS) on Chiclayo-Peru during 2011.

Target population: people aged 18 to 60 years.

Study design: Cross-sectional.

Sample size: 195 persons, multistage stratified random sampling. House to house were interviewed using a data collection sheet based on Rome III criteria. Descriptive statistics were used and then exploratory bivariate analysis to measure association between IBS and epidemiological variables.

Results: 200 people were interviewed, mean age was 12.7 ± 38.8 years. There were 76 males (38%) and 124 women (62%), the prevalence of IBS was 15% (9 men and 21 women); the most painful abdominal area was: mesogastrium (26.7%), predominatin "pasty" stools (30%) and "diarrhea" (36.7%), 20 people with IBS (66.7%) worked and/or studied. There was neither association between IBS and sex nor the "occupation" (prevalence odds: 1.51 95% CI: 0.31-3.99 and 1.23, 95 %: CI: 0.51 to 3.15, respectively).

Conclusions: IBS prevalence on Chiclayo is high, more common in women and those who work or study; diarrhea, pasty feces and mesogastric pain were the most frequent clinical manifestations.

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