Arthritis & Rheumatology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Oct. 21, 2024
Objective
We
aimed
to
investigate
the
incidence
of
juvenile
idiopathic
arthritis
(JIA)
in
three
geographic
regions
Norway
and
whether
potential
regional
differences
are
explained
by
environmental
or
genetic
factors
across
regions.
Methods
conducted
a
register‐based
cohort
study
including
all
Norwegian
children
born
from
2004
2019,
with
follow‐up
throughout
2020.
The
JIA
diagnosis,
defined
at
least
two
International
Classification
Diseases,
Tenth
Revision
codes
for
JIA,
was
validated
against
medical
records.
rate
(IR)
hazard
ratio
(HR)
were
estimated
North,
Mid,
South
In
subsample
Mother,
Father,
Child
Cohort
Study
(MoBa),
risk
assessed
Results
After
median
9.1
(range
0.3–16.0)
years
follow‐up,
we
identified
1,184
patients
910,058
controls.
IR
JIA/100,000
person‐years
14.4
Norway,
25.9
North
region,
17.9
Mid
12.5
region.
HR
(95%
confidence
interval
[CI])
region
2.07
(1.77–2.43)
1.43
CI
1.23–1.67)
compared
Adjustments
perinatal
factors,
socioeconomic
status,
early
antibiotic
exposure
did
not
change
our
estimates
substantially.
MoBa
(238
57,392
controls),
association
between
birth
no
longer
significant
when
adjusting
factors.
Conclusion
found
higher
increasing
latitude
without
evidence
available
explaining
observed
gradient.
contrast,
modified
association,
but
further
studies
warranted.
Journal of Crohn s and Colitis,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
18(9), P. 1406 - 1414
Published: April 4, 2024
Abstract
Background
Elderly
patients
with
inflammatory
bowel
disease
[IBD]
are
fragile
in
many
respects.
Therefore,
these
patients,
we
studied
postoperative
complications
[new
abdominal
surgery
and
serious
infections
after
the
first
IBD
surgery].
Methods
This
is
a
nationwide
cohort
study
based
on
Danish
health
registries
included
undergoing
surgery.
The
population
was
split
into
ulcerative
colitis
[UC]
Crohn’s
[CD].
exposed
[elderly]
constituted
those
at
an
age
of
≥60
years
surgery,
unexposed
[adults]
18–59
years.
We
estimated
adjusted
hazard
ratios
[aHRs]
of:
a]
new
within
2
years;
b]
[hospital-diagnosed]
6
12
months.
for
several
confounders
including
type
index
[laparoscopic
or
open].
Results
aHR
among
elderly
UC
CD
were
0.69
[95%
CI
0.58-0.83]
0.98
0.83-1.15],
respectively.
In
UC,
aHRs
months
1.07
0.81-1.40]
0.85
0.67-1.08],
CD,
1.45
1.12-1.88]
1.26
1.00-1.59],
Conclusion
did
not
have
increased
risk
but
had
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
22(12), P. 2459 - 2467.e16
Published: May 9, 2024
Breastfeeding
is
critical
for
offspring
health
and
development.
Although
many
observational
studies
report
a
protective
effect
between
breastfeeding
inflammatory
bowel
disease
(IBD),
the
relationship
not
well-understood.
Clinical Kidney Journal,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
17(8)
Published: July 9, 2024
ABSTRACT
Background
This
study
validates
the
application
of
Systematized
Nomenclature
Medicine
second
edition
(SNOMED
II)
codes
used
to
describe
medical
kidney
biopsies
in
Denmark
encoded
form,
aiming
support
robust
epidemiological
research
on
causes,
treatments
and
prognosis
diseases.
Methods
Kidney
biopsy
reports
from
1
January
1998
31
December
2018
were
randomly
extracted
Danish
National
Patobank,
using
SNOMED
codes.
A
5%
sample
was
selected,
nephrologists
assessed
corresponding
records,
assigning
each
case
applied
clinical
diagnoses.
Sensitivity,
specificity,
positive
predictive
values
(PPV),
negative
Cohen's
kappa
coefficient
for
retrieved
calculated.
Results
total
613
included.
The
primary
disease
groups
glomerular
(n
=
368),
tubulointerstitial
67),
renal
vascular
51),
diabetic
nephropathy
51)
various
disorders
40).
Several
group
PPV
combined
high
(94%),
(85%)
systemic
diseases
affecting
(96%).
Conversely,
(62%),
(60%)
other
(17%)
showed
lower
PPV.
Conclusions
have
a
diseases,
kidney,
which
they
could
be
future
research.
Journal of Public Health Policy,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Oct. 16, 2024
Abstract
Individuals
with
inflammatory
bowel
disease
(IBC)
and
high-risk
individuals
are
advised
to
discuss
participation
their
doctor
not
participate
in
colorectal
cancer
(CRC)
screening.
Yet
a
substantial
proportion
still
the
Danish
faecal
immunochemical
test
(FIT)
screening
have
higher
positive
FIT
rate
than
average-risk
population.
We
estimated
risk
of
false-positive
among
improve
recommendations
regarding
participation.
included
71,871
FIT-positive
participants
(2014–2017)
who
had
subsequent
colonoscopy
within
3
months.
Screening
outcome
180
days
was
established
by
using
registers.
determined
that
26,591
Participants
IBC
or
high
CRC
significantly
getting
average
population,
resulting
too
many
screening-related
colonoscopies
being
performed
these
individuals,
indicating
need
update
protocols.
Arthritis & Rheumatology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Oct. 21, 2024
Objective
We
aimed
to
investigate
the
incidence
of
juvenile
idiopathic
arthritis
(JIA)
in
three
geographic
regions
Norway
and
whether
potential
regional
differences
are
explained
by
environmental
or
genetic
factors
across
regions.
Methods
conducted
a
register‐based
cohort
study
including
all
Norwegian
children
born
from
2004
2019,
with
follow‐up
throughout
2020.
The
JIA
diagnosis,
defined
at
least
two
International
Classification
Diseases,
Tenth
Revision
codes
for
JIA,
was
validated
against
medical
records.
rate
(IR)
hazard
ratio
(HR)
were
estimated
North,
Mid,
South
In
subsample
Mother,
Father,
Child
Cohort
Study
(MoBa),
risk
assessed
Results
After
median
9.1
(range
0.3–16.0)
years
follow‐up,
we
identified
1,184
patients
910,058
controls.
IR
JIA/100,000
person‐years
14.4
Norway,
25.9
North
region,
17.9
Mid
12.5
region.
HR
(95%
confidence
interval
[CI])
region
2.07
(1.77–2.43)
1.43
CI
1.23–1.67)
compared
Adjustments
perinatal
factors,
socioeconomic
status,
early
antibiotic
exposure
did
not
change
our
estimates
substantially.
MoBa
(238
57,392
controls),
association
between
birth
no
longer
significant
when
adjusting
factors.
Conclusion
found
higher
increasing
latitude
without
evidence
available
explaining
observed
gradient.
contrast,
modified
association,
but
further
studies
warranted.