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Mehmet A Veral1, Roger W Pickup2, Manoj Roy1
1Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Bailrigg, Lancaster, United Kingdom.
PloS one
|August 28, 2025
Resumen
Este estudio del Reino Unido sobre la enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal (EII) encontró riesgos geográficos similares para la enfermedad de Crohn (EC) y la colitis ulcerosa (UC). Las mujeres de 20 a 59 años mostraron tasas de morbilidad por EII más altas que los hombres, con un grupo de riesgo de EC en el noroeste de Inglaterra.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Gastroenterología
- Epidemiología
- Salud pública
Sus antecedentes:
- La enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal (IBD), que abarca la enfermedad de Crohn (CD) y la colitis ulcerosa (UC), implica inflamación gastrointestinal crónica con una incidencia global en aumento.
- El Reino Unido presenta altas tasas de incidencia y prevalencia de EII, lo que requiere datos epidemiológicos actualizados.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Realizar una encuesta en todo el Reino Unido de casos de enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal (EII) para analizar la distribución geográfica y los factores de riesgo.
- Para calcular las tasas de morbilidad estandarizadas por edad y sexo (ASMR) para CD y UC.
- Investigar la distribución geográfica de la CD y la UC e identificar las posibles disparidades regionales.
Principales métodos:
- Se realizó una encuesta a 5.452 encuestados del Reino Unido durante 307 días (diciembre de 2021 a octubre de 2022) a través de organizaciones de EII.
- Se recopilaron y analizaron datos sobre el diagnóstico y los antecedentes de EII.
- Se calcularon las distribuciones geográficas, el mapeo del riesgo relativo y los ASMR para CD y UC.
Principales resultados:
- El estudio reveló una distribución geográfica uniforme de los casos informados de EII y el riesgo relativo en todo el Reino Unido.
- Las mujeres de 20 a 59 años presentaron tasas de morbilidad significativamente más altas tanto para la CD como para la UC en comparación con los hombres.
- Se identificó un grupo notable de mayor riesgo relativo de EC en el noroeste de Inglaterra.
Conclusiones:
- La distribución de la EII parece ser relativamente uniforme en todo el Reino Unido, pero los riesgos regionales específicos requieren una mayor investigación.
- El sexo y la edad son factores significativos en la morbilidad de la EII, y las mujeres más jóvenes muestran tasas más altas.
- El grupo de riesgo de EC identificado en el noroeste de Inglaterra requiere un estudio epidemiológico adicional.
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