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Article Title: Past and Future Burden of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Based on Modeling of Population-Based Data
Authors: Coward, Stephanie; Clement, Fiona; Benchimol, Eric I.; Bernstein, Charles N.; Avina-Zubieta, J. Antonio; Bitton, Alain; Carroll, Mathew W.; Hazlewood, Glen; Jacobson, Kevan; Jelinski, Susan; Deardon, Rob; Jones, Jennifer L.; Kuenzig, M. Ellen; Leddin, Desmond; McBrien, Kerry A.; Murthy, Sanjay K.; Nguyen, Geoffrey C.; Otley, Anthony R.; Panaccione, Remo; Rezaie, Ali; Rosenfeld, Greg; Pena-Sanchez, Juan Nicolas; Singh, Harminder; Targownik, Laura E.; Kaplan, Gilaad G.
Journal: GASTROENTEROLOGY Volume 156 Issue 5
Date of Publication:2019
Abstract:
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) exist worldwide, with high prevalence in North America. IBD is complex and costly, and its increasing prevalence places a greater stress on health care systems. We aimed to determine the past current, and future prevalences of IBD in Canada. METHODS: We performed a retrospective cohort study using population-based health administrative data from Alberta (2002-2015), British Columbia (1997-2014), Manitoba (1990-2013), Nova Scotia (1996-2009), Ontario (1999-2014), Quebec (2001-2008), and Saskatchewan (1998-2016). Autoregressive integrated moving average regression was applied, and prevalence, with 95% prediction intervals (PIs), was forecasted to 2030. Average annual percentage change, with 95% confidence intervals, was assessed with log binomial regression. RESULTS: In 2018, the prevalence of IBD in Canada was estimated at 725 per 100,000 (95% PI 716-735) and annual average percent change was estimated at 2.86% (95% confidence interval 2.80%-2.92%). The prevalence in 2030 was forecasted to be 981 per 100,000 (95% PI 963-999): 159 per 100,000 (95% PI 133-185) in children, 1118 per 100,000 (95% PI 1069-1168) in adults, and 1370 per 100,000 (95% PI 1312-1429) in the elderly. In 2018, 267,983 Canadians (95% PI 264,579-271,387) were estimated to be living with IBD, which was forecasted to increase to 402,853 (95% PI 395,466-410,240) by 2030. CONCLUSION: Forecasting prevalence will allow health policy makers to develop policy that is necessary to address the challenges faced by health systems in providing high-quality and cost-effective care.