Risk factors of inflammatory bowel disease in the North-Western Chinese population.

• Main Authors: Yahong Li, Shengjun Wu, Jie Liang, Xia Zhu, Xin Zhang, Kaichun Wu, Danmin Miao
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2007-07-01
• Series: Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
• Subjects: Inflammatory bowel disease, north-western Chinese population, risk factors.
• Online Access: http://journals.mui.ac.ir/jrms/article/view/426
• ISSN: 1735-1995; 1735-7136

<strong>BACKGROUND:</strong> The aim of study was to screen the risk factors of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in north-western Chinese population by case investigation.<br /><strong>METHODS:</strong> 72 determined IBD patients and 72 paired healthy subjects were surveyed with an organized inventory comprising of relevant items to IBD. Cox regression method was used to screen the statistically significant risk factors for IBD.<br /><strong>RESULTS:</strong> Cox regression indicated the statistical significance in stress, milk and fried food over the other postulated risk factors for IBD in the north-western Chinese population.<br /><strong>CONCLUSIONS:</strong> Stress, milk and fried food are the potential risk factors for IBD in the north-western Chinese population.<br /><strong>KEY WORDS:</strong> Inflammatory bowel disease, north-western Chinese population, risk factors.