Digestion
Volume 50, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 82-84

Inflammatory bowel disease in indian migrants in fiji (Article)

Probert C.S.J.* , Jayanthi V. , Mayberry J.F.
  • a Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, United Kingdom
  • b Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, United Kingdom
  • c Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, United Kingdom

Abstract

A pilot study to estimate the incidence of inflammatory bowel disease in Fiji is reported. Data from 1985 and 1986 for Indian migrants. Melanesians and other groups show the incidence of ulcerative colitis was 1.7/l05/year, in Indians, 0.15/105/year in Melanesians and 1.4/105/year in others. The minimum incidence of Crohn’s disease is 0.14/105/year. Indians are at significantly greater risk than Melanesians of developing ulcerative colitis. © 1991 S. Karger AG, Basel.

Author Keywords

Crohn’s disease Inflammatory bowel disease Ulcerative colitis

Index Keywords

enteritis human priority journal Indian comparative study Fiji major clinical study ulcerative colitis India Colitis, Ulcerative Incidence race difference Article risk crohn disease Pilot Projects migrant worker
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0026323501&doi=10.1159%2f000200743&partnerID=40&md5=29156d79696ed1a5ca2ef39f85c55739
DOI: 10.1159/000200743
ISSN: 00122823
Cited by: 15
Original Language: English