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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 21, 2018; 24(3): 424-437
Published online Jan 21, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i3.424
Published online Jan 21, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i3.424
Table 2 Prevalence of Crohn’s disease: Study characteristics and comparison between Caucasian and other migrant groups
| Study characteristics | Study quality characteristics | ||||||||||
| Study | Country (region) | Study period | Number of cases | Prevalence rate, cases/100000 | Diagnosis based on recognised criteria | Ethnicity reporting method | Sample frame | ||||
| SA | Asian | Caucasian | Black | Hispanic | |||||||
| Probert (1993)[18] | United Kingdom (Leicester) | 1989 | 676 | 33.2 | - | 75.8 | - | - | Yes | Self-reported | Population |
| Kurata (1992)[19] | United States (California) | 1982-1988 | 169 | - | 5.6 | 43.6 | 29.8 | 4.1 | No | Medical records | Hospital |
| Wang (2013)[20] | United States (National Database) | 1996-2007 | 204 | - | 45.0 | 154.0 | 68.0 | 15.0 | No | Self-reported | Population |
- Citation: Misra R, Faiz O, Munkholm P, Burisch J, Arebi N. Epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease in racial and ethnic migrant groups. World J Gastroenterol 2018; 24(3): 424-437
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v24/i3/424.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v24.i3.424