Prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome and its associated risk factors among university students of Bangladesh
Abstract Background Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a very common gastrointestinal disorder worldwide, but research regarding this disease is rare in Bangladesh. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of IBS and its associated risk factors among university students in Bangladesh. Methods This i...
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| description | Abstract Background Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a very common gastrointestinal disorder worldwide, but research regarding this disease is rare in Bangladesh. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of IBS and its associated risk factors among university students in Bangladesh. Methods This is a cross‐sectional study. A total of 300 randomly selected participants were included in this study. By using a structured questionnaire and anthropometric methods, we collected all the required data for our study. The diagnosis of IBS was based on Rome III criteria. Results The overall prevalence of IBS was 39.3%, but the majority (77.3%) had no basic awareness of IBS. In our study, anxiety and depression (χ2 = 6.817; odds ratio [OR] = 1.910; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.172, 3.113; P = 0.011) had a significant relationship with IBS and IBS had a significant (P < 0.001) relationship with food intolerance (χ2 = 8.737; OR = 2.130; 95% CI = 1.284, 3.531), chest pain (χ2 = 7.482; OR = 2.035; 95% CI = 1.218, 3.401), and insomnia (χ2 = 19.320; OR = 2.907; 95% CI = 1.794, 4.709). In our dietary data, the intake patterns of vegetables (P = 0.000), fast food (P = 0.000), and tea–coffee (P = 0.003) showed a strong significant association with IBS. On the other hand, monthly household income (P = 0.154) and body mass index (BMI) (P = 0.138) showed no significant association with IBS. Among our study subjects, IBS‐constipation (54.2%) was more common than IBS‐diarrhea (27.1%) and IBS‐mixed (18.6%). Moreover, among the 118 IBS respondents, 67.8% had a headache with increased flatulence (95.8%) as the most common IBS‐related complication. Conclusion IBS is common in university students of Bangladesh and is associated with anxiety, depression, and particular dietary patterns. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-024c20dfd0474144a4c4bff1b66b6cdc2022-12-22T03:30:59ZengWileyJGH Open2397-90702022-06-016642142610.1002/jgh3.12757Prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome and its associated risk factors among university students of BangladeshAnita Das0Arafat H Razon1Tanvir Ahmad2Dipak K Paul3Department of Nutrition and Food Technology Jashore University of Science and Technology Jashore BangladeshDepartment of Nutrition and Food Technology Jashore University of Science and Technology Jashore BangladeshDepartment of Nutrition and Food Technology Jashore University of Science and Technology Jashore BangladeshDepartment of Applied Nutrition and Food Technology Islamic University Kushtia BangladeshAbstract Background Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a very common gastrointestinal disorder worldwide, but research regarding this disease is rare in Bangladesh. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of IBS and its associated risk factors among university students in Bangladesh. Methods This is a cross‐sectional study. A total of 300 randomly selected participants were included in this study. By using a structured questionnaire and anthropometric methods, we collected all the required data for our study. The diagnosis of IBS was based on Rome III criteria. Results The overall prevalence of IBS was 39.3%, but the majority (77.3%) had no basic awareness of IBS. In our study, anxiety and depression (χ2 = 6.817; odds ratio [OR] = 1.910; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.172, 3.113; P = 0.011) had a significant relationship with IBS and IBS had a significant (P < 0.001) relationship with food intolerance (χ2 = 8.737; OR = 2.130; 95% CI = 1.284, 3.531), chest pain (χ2 = 7.482; OR = 2.035; 95% CI = 1.218, 3.401), and insomnia (χ2 = 19.320; OR = 2.907; 95% CI = 1.794, 4.709). In our dietary data, the intake patterns of vegetables (P = 0.000), fast food (P = 0.000), and tea–coffee (P = 0.003) showed a strong significant association with IBS. On the other hand, monthly household income (P = 0.154) and body mass index (BMI) (P = 0.138) showed no significant association with IBS. Among our study subjects, IBS‐constipation (54.2%) was more common than IBS‐diarrhea (27.1%) and IBS‐mixed (18.6%). Moreover, among the 118 IBS respondents, 67.8% had a headache with increased flatulence (95.8%) as the most common IBS‐related complication. Conclusion IBS is common in university students of Bangladesh and is associated with anxiety, depression, and particular dietary patterns.https://doi.org/10.1002/jgh3.12757body mass indexdietirritable bowel syndrome (IBS)ROME III criteria |
| spellingShingle | Anita Das Arafat H Razon Tanvir Ahmad Dipak K Paul Prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome and its associated risk factors among university students of Bangladesh JGH Open body mass index diet irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) ROME III criteria |
| title | Prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome and its associated risk factors among university students of Bangladesh |
| title_full | Prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome and its associated risk factors among university students of Bangladesh |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome and its associated risk factors among university students of Bangladesh |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome and its associated risk factors among university students of Bangladesh |
| title_short | Prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome and its associated risk factors among university students of Bangladesh |
| title_sort | prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome and its associated risk factors among university students of bangladesh |
| topic | body mass index diet irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) ROME III criteria |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/jgh3.12757 |
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