Irritable bowel syndrome: prevalence, risk factors in an adult Lebanese population

Background Very few studies report on the prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and its correlates in the Middle East. This study investigated Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) prevalence in a sample of Lebanese adult individuals and associated demographic and behavioral lifestyle factors. Metho...

وصف كامل

محفوظ في:
التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
المؤلف الرئيسي: Chatila, Rajaa (author)
مؤلفون آخرون: Merhi, Mahmoud (author), Hariri, Essa (author), Sabbah, Nada (author), Deeb, Mary E. (author)
التنسيق: article
منشور في: 2017
الوصول للمادة أونلاين:http://hdl.handle.net/10725/10514
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-017-0698-2
http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php
https://bmcgastroenterol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12876-017-0698-2
الوسوم: إضافة وسم
لا توجد وسوم, كن أول من يضع وسما على هذه التسجيلة!
_version_ 1864513486666596353
author Chatila, Rajaa
author2 Merhi, Mahmoud
Hariri, Essa
Sabbah, Nada
Deeb, Mary E.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author_facet Chatila, Rajaa
Merhi, Mahmoud
Hariri, Essa
Sabbah, Nada
Deeb, Mary E.
author_role author
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Chatila, Rajaa
Merhi, Mahmoud
Hariri, Essa
Sabbah, Nada
Deeb, Mary E.
dc.date.none.fl_str_mv 2017
2019-05-02T06:58:55Z
2019-05-02T06:58:55Z
2019-05-02
dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv 1471-230X
http://hdl.handle.net/10725/10514
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-017-0698-2
Chatila, R., Merhi, M., Hariri, E., Sabbah, N., & Deeb, M. E. (2017). Irritable bowel syndrome: prevalence, risk factors in an adult Lebanese population. BMC gastroenterology, 17(1), 137.
http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php
https://bmcgastroenterol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12876-017-0698-2
dc.language.none.fl_str_mv en
dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv BMC Gastroenterology
dc.rights.*.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Irritable bowel syndrome: prevalence, risk factors in an adult Lebanese population
dc.type.none.fl_str_mv Article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
description Background Very few studies report on the prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and its correlates in the Middle East. This study investigated Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) prevalence in a sample of Lebanese adult individuals and associated demographic and behavioral lifestyle factors. Methods This is an observational population-based study. The target population is working Lebanese adults, eighteen-to-sixty five years old. The sample was selected from a convenience population of bank employees in different geographical areas in Lebanon. The study participants completed an anonymous self-administered questionnaire, to collect data on their socio-demographic, behavioral and life style characteristics, and diagnostic questions following Rome III criteria to assess IBS occurrence. The difference in IBS prevalence by socio-demographic characteristics, smoking, alcohol consumption, and physical activity was assessed by using the Chi-square test. Logistic regression adjusted odds ratios were used to investigate the association between risk factors and IBS. Results Data was collected from 553 individuals and consisted of 52.8% females (mean age 35.9 years, SD = 11.9) and 47.2% males (mean age = 36.1 years, SD = 10.3). The prevalence of IBS in the study population according to Rome III criteria was 20.1%. The bivariate analysis indicated that being younger than 30 years old, a female, an ever water pipe smoker, an ever alcohol consumer are significantly associated with a higher prevalence of IBS. Educational level, cigarettes smoking and physical exercise were not significantly associated with IBS occurrence. The logistic regression adjusted odds ratio showed that females were 1.67 times more likely to have IBS than males (P˂ 0.05). The participants aged less than 30 years old were at a higher risk of having IBS (P˂ 0.01). Those who ever smoked waterpipe were 1.63 times more likely to have IBS than those who never smoked waterpipe (P˂ 0.05). Those who were ever alcohol drinkers were twice as likely to have IBS than never-drinkers (P˂ 0.01). Conclusion New data on the high prevalence of IBS in an adult population in Lebanon has been reported. This is also the first study to investigate and show an association of waterpipe smoking and IBS. Further longitudinal studies are warranted to determine whether this association is causal.
eu_rights_str_mv openAccess
format article
id LAURepo_7d61d6286873526c19ecc33d3973334d
identifier_str_mv 1471-230X
Chatila, R., Merhi, M., Hariri, E., Sabbah, N., & Deeb, M. E. (2017). Irritable bowel syndrome: prevalence, risk factors in an adult Lebanese population. BMC gastroenterology, 17(1), 137.
language_invalid_str_mv en
network_acronym_str LAURepo
network_name_str Lebanese American University repository
oai_identifier_str oai:laur.lau.edu.lb:10725/10514
publishDate 2017
repository.mail.fl_str_mv
repository.name.fl_str_mv
repository_id_str
spelling Irritable bowel syndrome: prevalence, risk factors in an adult Lebanese populationChatila, RajaaMerhi, MahmoudHariri, EssaSabbah, NadaDeeb, Mary E.Background Very few studies report on the prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and its correlates in the Middle East. This study investigated Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) prevalence in a sample of Lebanese adult individuals and associated demographic and behavioral lifestyle factors. Methods This is an observational population-based study. The target population is working Lebanese adults, eighteen-to-sixty five years old. The sample was selected from a convenience population of bank employees in different geographical areas in Lebanon. The study participants completed an anonymous self-administered questionnaire, to collect data on their socio-demographic, behavioral and life style characteristics, and diagnostic questions following Rome III criteria to assess IBS occurrence. The difference in IBS prevalence by socio-demographic characteristics, smoking, alcohol consumption, and physical activity was assessed by using the Chi-square test. Logistic regression adjusted odds ratios were used to investigate the association between risk factors and IBS. Results Data was collected from 553 individuals and consisted of 52.8% females (mean age 35.9 years, SD = 11.9) and 47.2% males (mean age = 36.1 years, SD = 10.3). The prevalence of IBS in the study population according to Rome III criteria was 20.1%. The bivariate analysis indicated that being younger than 30 years old, a female, an ever water pipe smoker, an ever alcohol consumer are significantly associated with a higher prevalence of IBS. Educational level, cigarettes smoking and physical exercise were not significantly associated with IBS occurrence. The logistic regression adjusted odds ratio showed that females were 1.67 times more likely to have IBS than males (P˂ 0.05). The participants aged less than 30 years old were at a higher risk of having IBS (P˂ 0.01). Those who ever smoked waterpipe were 1.63 times more likely to have IBS than those who never smoked waterpipe (P˂ 0.05). Those who were ever alcohol drinkers were twice as likely to have IBS than never-drinkers (P˂ 0.01). Conclusion New data on the high prevalence of IBS in an adult population in Lebanon has been reported. This is also the first study to investigate and show an association of waterpipe smoking and IBS. Further longitudinal studies are warranted to determine whether this association is causal.PublishedN/A2019-05-02T06:58:55Z2019-05-02T06:58:55Z20172019-05-02Articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article1471-230Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/10725/10514https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-017-0698-2Chatila, R., Merhi, M., Hariri, E., Sabbah, N., & Deeb, M. E. (2017). Irritable bowel syndrome: prevalence, risk factors in an adult Lebanese population. BMC gastroenterology, 17(1), 137.http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.phphttps://bmcgastroenterol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12876-017-0698-2enBMC Gastroenterologyinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:laur.lau.edu.lb:10725/105142024-05-15T12:37:44Z
spellingShingle Irritable bowel syndrome: prevalence, risk factors in an adult Lebanese population
Chatila, Rajaa
status_str publishedVersion
title Irritable bowel syndrome: prevalence, risk factors in an adult Lebanese population
title_full Irritable bowel syndrome: prevalence, risk factors in an adult Lebanese population
title_fullStr Irritable bowel syndrome: prevalence, risk factors in an adult Lebanese population
title_full_unstemmed Irritable bowel syndrome: prevalence, risk factors in an adult Lebanese population
title_short Irritable bowel syndrome: prevalence, risk factors in an adult Lebanese population
title_sort Irritable bowel syndrome: prevalence, risk factors in an adult Lebanese population
url http://hdl.handle.net/10725/10514
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-017-0698-2
http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php
https://bmcgastroenterol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12876-017-0698-2