Effects of Birth Cohorts on the Irritable Bowel Syndrome Support Early-Life Risk Factors

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common recurrent functional gastrointestinal disorder that impacts on patients physically and mentally. Studies on IBS have focused on adults, yet few studies have examined IBS among female university students. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of IBS for female university students and its related factors. Using a cross-sectional study design, a total of 2520 female university students were recruited in southern Taiwan. The structured questionnaires, including the Rome III IBS diagnostic questionnaire, IBS symptom severity scale, Perceived Stress Scale, and World Health Organization Quality of Life BREF questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF) were used for data collection. A total of 1894 female students complete the questionnaires. The response rate was 75.15%. The results indicated 193 female students with IBS and the prevalence of IBS was 10.1%. IBS female students had higher levels of stress and lower QOL than non-IBS female students. The risk factors for female university students developing IBS were dysmenorrhea, food avoidance, class absenteeism, and the lower physical domain of QOL. It is advised to consider these factors when providing students with counselling and relevant services in the expectation of alleviating their IBS symptoms, reducing the incidence rate of IBS, and further improving their QOL.

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Identification of early environmental risk factors for irritable bowel syndrome and dyspepsia

Neurogastroenterology & Motility ◽

10.1111/nmo.12626 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 27 (9) ◽

pp. 1317-1325 ◽

Cited By ~ 35

Author(s):

N. A. Koloski ◽

M. Jones ◽

M. Weltman ◽

J. Kalantar ◽

C. Bone ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Irritable Bowel Syndrome ◽

Environmental Risk ◽

Environmental Risk Factors ◽

Irritable Bowel

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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Healthy Screenee Undergoing Colonoscopy and Laboratory Tests

Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility ◽

10.5056/jnm.2010.16.1.47 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 47-51 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Su Youn Nam ◽

Byung Chang Kim ◽

Kum Hei Ryu ◽

Bum Joon Park

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Irritable Bowel Syndrome ◽

Laboratory Tests ◽

Irritable Bowel

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1459Socioeconomic position influence on the early-life individual exposome in the Italian NINFEA birth cohort

International Journal of Epidemiology ◽

10.1093/ije/dyab168.536 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 50 (Supplement_1) ◽

Author(s):

Costanza Pizzi ◽

Chiara Moccia ◽

Giovenale Moirano ◽

Antonio d'Errico ◽

Milena Maule ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Urban Environment ◽

Birth Cohort ◽

Environmental Risk ◽

Early Life ◽

Diversity Index ◽

Hierarchical Cluster ◽

Environmental Risk Factors ◽

Birth Cohorts ◽

Exposure Pattern

Abstract Background Early exposure to unhealthy lifestyles and environmental risk factors is known to affect health throughout the life-course. There is also evidence that the exposure patterns are influenced by the socioeconomic position (SEP). Methods We use the data of the Turin participants of the Italian NINFEA birth cohort (n∼2500) to study how family SEP drives the early life exposome. SEP at birth is measured through the EHII (Equivalized Household Income Indicator), while the exposome includes urban environment, diet and lifestyle exposures measured during infancy. We use standard regression models to evaluate the effect of EHII on each exposome variable accounting for multiple comparison and potential confounders (Drivers-Exposome Wide Association Study – DExWAS) and the hierarchical clustering on the principal components approach to identify groups with similar exposure pattern. Results The DExWAS show that low EHII is associated with lower consumption of fruit and vegetables, lower levels of NO2, building and facilities densities, traffic, walkability and connectivity index, higher land-use diversity index, and higher exposure to pets. The hierarchical cluster analysis identifies three groups, with subjects belonging to the cluster characterized by higher level of urban environment risk factors and a healthier diet having a higher mean EHII. Conclusions These SEP-early life exposome analyses will be replicated in several European birth cohorts participating in the H2020 ATHLETE and LifeCycle projects. Key messages In the Italian city of Turin children from low SEP family are exposed to higher levels of environmental risk factors and unhealthy lifestyles during infancy.

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Prevalence and risk factors of irritable bowel syndrome in Irkutsk

Medical Council ◽

10.21518/2079-701x-2021-15-152-157 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 152-157

Author(s):

V. V. Tsukanov ◽

A. V. Vasyutin ◽

E. V. Onuchina ◽

I. L. Petrun’ko ◽

E. V. Kasparov ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Irritable Bowel Syndrome ◽

Randomized Study ◽

Careful Attention ◽

Female Sex ◽

The World ◽

Undifferentiated Type ◽

Irritable Bowel ◽

New Criteria ◽

Rome Iv

Introduction. The study of the problem of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in recent years has been very dynamic. In the Rome IV criteria, new criteria for the diagnosis of this pathology were proposed. Along with the existence of ethnic and geographic differences, this has led to an increase in the activity of studies on the prevalence of IBS.Aim. To study the prevalence and risk factors of irritable bowel syndrome in Irkutsk.Materials and methods. A single-stage observational non-randomized study was performed on the basis of three medical institutions in Irkutsk. Interviewing and clinical examination were performed in 1 529 people: 724 men and 805 women, average age 51.0 years. The questionnaire contained questions to determine the presence of alarm symptoms. The diagnosis of IBS was based on the Rome IV criteria. IBS with a predominance of diarrhea, IBS with a predominance of constipation and mixed and undifferentiated IBS were distinguished. Taking into account the position of the Rome IV criteria and the recommendations of the American College of Gastroenterology (2021), we used a positive diagnosis of IBS in our study and did not perform an instrumental examination of patients.Results. The prevalence of IBS was 12.3%. Among the subtypes of IBS, IBS prevailed with a predominance of constipation (prevalence 5.7%) and IBS of mixed and undifferentiated type (prevalence 4.6%). Risk factors for IBS were female sex (OR = 0.73; CI 0.53-0.99; p = 0.05), age over 50 years (OR = 0.66; CI 0.48-0.90; p = 0.01) and obesity (OR = 0.46; CI 0.31-0.69; p < 0.001). Risk factors for IBS with a predominance of constipation were female sex (OR = 0.46; CI 0.29-0.73; p = 0.001), age over 50 years (OR = 0.46; CI 0.29-0.73; p = 0.001) and obesity (OR = 0.41; CI 0.23-0.72; p = 0.002).Conclusions. In general, our results are consistent with data from other regions of the world. It should be emphasized that the prevalence of IBS in Irkutsk is quite high, which requires careful attention to this problem.

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