Open AccessUlcerative colitis in a multiracial Asian country: Racial differences and clinical presentation among Malaysian patients
Author(s) -
YanMei Tan,
KheanLee Goh
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v11.i37.5859
Subject(s) - medicine , malay , ulcerative colitis , disease , kuala lumpur , epidemiology , medical record , retrospective cohort study , inflammatory bowel disease , demography , philosophy , linguistics , marketing , business , sociology
Inflammatory bowel disease appears to be uncommon among Asians. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of ulcerative colitis (UC) in Malaysian patients and to establish the spectrum of the disease seen in Malaysian patients. Three major Asian races: Malay, Chinese, and Indian co-exist in Malaysia and we sought to determine if there were any racial differences in the prevalence and presentation of disease. Racial differences for several other gastrointestinal diseases have previously been observed and found to be extremely interesting.