Current global trends in the incidence of pediatric-onset inflammatory bowel disease

Abstract

Globally, the incidence of IBD varies greatly by geographical areas. The steadily increasing incidence of pediatric IBD over time indicates its emergence as a global disease, suggesting that studies should investigate the environmental risk factors among pediatric cohorts.

Keywords

• children
• incidence
• inflammatory bowel disease
• Crohn´s disease
• ulcerative colitis
• inflammatory bowel disease-unclassified