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Table 3 Relative incidence and risk of infectious gastroenteritis-associated medical encounters by antecedent IBS diagnosis

From: Risk of inflammatory bowel disease following a diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome

 

IBS cohort

Non-IBS cohort

RR (95% CI)

 

Number of episodes

Incidence*

Number of episodes

Incidence*

 

All IGE

1088

49.1

1083

20.2

2.4 (2.3, 2.6)

Bacterial IGE

600

19.0

449

6.6

2.9 (2.6, 3.3)

Viral IGE

915

29.0

925

13.5

2.1 (2.0, 2.4)

Protozoal IGE

23

1.0

9

0.1

7.7 (3.7, 16.2)

  1. *Incidence per 1,000 person years.
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BMC Gastroenterology

ISSN: 1471-230X

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