The Epidemiology of Bile Acid Diarrhea in Denmark

Martin L Kårhus, Anne-Marie Ellegaard, Matilde Winther-Jensen, Susanne Hansen, Filip K Knop, Line L Kårhus · 2023

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Martin L Kårhus and five co-authors published a study in 2023 on bile acid diarrhea across Denmark. The condition brings frequent, urgent bowel movements and is often missed, since the confirming test is rarely used. The team used national registries to find patients through a test referral followed by a matching prescription.

They identified 5,264 patients between twenty oh three and twenty twenty-one. Diagnosis rates rose over time and differed sharply among the five regions. Patients carried more other illnesses, used more health care, and had lower schooling and income than matched peers. The picture shows a burdensome condition that health systems still detect unevenly.

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CREATORMartin L Kårhus, Anne-Marie Ellegaard, Matilde Winther-Jensen, Susanne Hansen, Filip K Knop, Line L Kårhus
YEAR2023
COLLECTIONPAPERS
FORMATTXT
FILE SIZE26 KB
VERSION1.0
LICENSECC BY 4.0
RIGHTSCC BY
SOURCEEurope PMC

Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC10712339

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