The prevalence, symptom characteristics, and impact of irritable bowel syndrome in an Asian urban community

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OBJECTIVES: To study the epidemiology, symptom characteristics and impact of IBS in an urban Asian population. METHODS: A validated bowel symptom questionnaire was administered at face-to-face interviews to a random sample of 3,000 households in Singapore. RESULTS: The response rate was 78.2% (n = 2,276, 1,143 males and 1,133 females). The age, sex, and racial distribution of our respondents were similar to the general population and there was no significant difference between respondents and nonrespondents by type of household. The prevalence of IBS was 11.0%, 10.4%, and 8.6% by Manning (>1 criteria), Rome I and Rome II criteria, respectively. There was a higher prevalence of IBS in those <50 years of age (9.7% vs 5.8% 50 or > years, p = 0.002), with more than 6 years of education (9.8% vs 5.9% 6 year or

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Gwee, K. A., Wee, S., Wong, M. L., & Png, D. J. C. (2004). The prevalence, symptom characteristics, and impact of irritable bowel syndrome in an Asian urban community. American Journal of Gastroenterology. Blackwell Publishing Inc. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.04161.x

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