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Could gastrointestinal disorders differ in two close but divergent social environments?
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Grodzinsky, E. W. A. Hallert, Claes Faresjö, Tomas Bergfors, Elisabet Faresjö, Åshild |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Abstract | BackgroundMany public health problems in modern society affect the gastrointestinal area. Knowledge of the disease occurrence in populations is better understood if viewed in a psychosocial context including indicators of the social environment where people spend their lives. The general aim of this study was to estimate the occurrence in the population and between sexes of common gastrointestinal conditions in two neighborhood cities representing two different social environments defined as a "white-collar" and a "blue-collar" city.MethodsWe conducted a retrospective register study using data of diagnosed gastrointestinal disorders (cumulative incidence rates) derived from an administrative health care register based on medical records assigned by the physicians at hospitals and primary care.ResultsFunctional gastrointestinal diseases and peptic ulcers were more frequent in the white-collar city, while diagnoses in the gallbladder area were significantly more frequent in the blue-collar city. Functional dyspepsia, irritable bowel syndrome, and unspecified functional bowel diseases, and celiac disease, were more frequent among women while esophageal reflux, peptic ulcers, gastric and rectal cancers were more frequent among men regardless of social environment.ConclusionsKnowledge of the occurrence of gastrointestinal problems in populations is better understood if viewed in a context were the social environment is included. Indicators of the social environment should therefore also be considered in future studies of the occurrence of gastrointestinal problems. |
| Starting Page | 5 |
| Ending Page | 5 |
| Page Count | 1 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| PubMed reference number | 22309613v1 |
| DOI | 10.1186/1476-072X-11-5 |
| Journal | International Journal of Health Geographics |
| Volume Number | 11 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.ij-healthgeographics.com/content/pdf/1476-072X-11-5.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://liu.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:528347/FULLTEXT01.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://ij-healthgeographics.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/1476-072X-11-5?site=http://ij-healthgeographics.biomedcentral.com |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-072X-11-5 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Celiac Disease Dyspepsia Gastric ulcer Gastroesophageal reflux disease Gastrointestinal Diseases Intestinal Diseases Intestines Irritable Bowel Syndrome Neoplasms Peptic Ulcer Hemorrhage PersonNameUse - assigned Rectal Carcinoma Signs and Symptoms, Digestive TUBE,RECTAL,24FR,PLASTIC B#6510 |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
