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Relation Between General Features and İncidence of IBD in Area Osijek-Baranja Country

BACKGROUND: Crohn’s disease(CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), whose incidence is constantly increasing. The diseases are unpredictable and cyclical, because of that they have impact on the ability of patients to remain employed, and on their education. Our aim was to determine the relationship between education, employment, and marriage status with incidence and prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease. Results in this study are part of results of the doctoral dissertation by M. Žulj, MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study is based on medical documentation of patients affected by IBD treated in hospitals in area of Osijek-Baranja Country in period of 2000-2014. This research is part of the large project mentored by prof.dr.sc. A. Včev named "Povezanost polimorfizama jednog nukleotida u NOD 2 i MDR 1 genima s nastankom upalnih bolesti crijeva”. RESULTS: Patiens with elementary school education have a greater incidence to have UC, while patients with with higher education are more likely to have CD (χ2 test, P = 0, 02), also CD is significantly higher with employees (Fisher’s exact test, P = 0, 01), compared to retires or unemployed who have more UC. The prevalence of the UC is higher in patients with elementary school education, while in patients with higher education is much common CD (χ2 test, P < 0, 001). Speaking of employment, prevalence of CD is higher with employees (Fisher’s exact test, P < 0, 001), compared to retires or unemployed where is it more common UC. According to marital status 762 (66, 4%) of the respondents were married. CONCLUSION: It seems that risk factors in the observed group are higher education and being employed for the CD, while the risk factors for the UC are completed elementary school and being unemployed and retired.

education ; employees ; retires ; unemployed

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