From: Prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease in two districts of Sri Lanka: a hospital based survey
 | Sinhala | Tamil | Muslims |
---|---|---|---|
General population of the two districts* | 83.5% | 8% | 6.5% |
   UC | 209 (89.7%) | 17 (7.3%) | 7 (3%) |
   Extent of UC |  |  |  |
   Distal | 103 (91.2%) | 7 (6.2%) | 3 (2.6%) |
   Left sided | 43 (86%) | 4 (8%) | 3 (6%) |
   Extensive | 51 (88%) | 6 (10%) | 1 (2%) |
   Severity of UC |  |  |  |
   Mild | 90 (92.8%) | 4 (4.1%) | 3 (3.1%) |
   Moderate | 48 (98%) | - | 1 (2%) |
   Severe | 18 (90%) | 2 (10%) | - |
CD | 50 (90.9%) | 4 (7.3%) | 1 (1.8%) |
Extent of CD | Â | Â | Â |
   Only small intestinal involvement | 6 (85.7%) | 1 (14.3%) | - |
   Only large intestinal involvement | 41 (93.2%) | 2 (4.5%) | 1 (2.3%) |
   Large and small intestinal involvement | 3 (75%) | 1 (25%) | - |
   Perianal disease | 3 (75%) | - | 1 (25%) |
   Upper gastrointestinal involvement | 3 (100%) | - | - |
Severity of CD | Â | Â | Â |
   Mild | 23 (88.5%) | 3 (11.5%) | - |
   Moderate | 9 (90%) | 1 (10%) | - |
   Severe | 8 (88.9%) | - | 1 (11.1%) |