1. Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in Mediterranean Countries According to Rome IV Criteria
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Caterina Strisciuglio, Sabrina Cenni, Maria Rosaria Serra, Pasquale Dolce, Sanja Kolacek, Sara Sila, Ivana Trivic, Michal Rozenfeld Bar Lev, Raanan Shamir, Aco Kostovski, Alexandra Papadopoulou, Elefthería Roma, Christina Katsagoni, Danijela Jojkic-Pavkov, Silvia Salvatore, Licia Pensabene, Elena Scarpato, Erasmo Miele, Annamaria Staiano, Strisciuglio, C., Cenni, S., Serra, M. R., Dolce, P., Kolacek, S., Sila, S., Trivic, I., Lev, M. R. B., Shamir, R., Kostovski, A., Papadopoulou, A., Roma, E., Katsagoni, C., Jojkic-Pavkov, D., Salvatore, S., Pensabene, L., Scarpato, E., Miele, E., and Staiano, A.
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Rome IV criteria ,Adolescent ,Gastrointestinal Diseases ,Rome ,Gastroenterology ,Mediterranean area ,Irritable Bowel Syndrome ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Functional gastrointestinal disorder ,Child, Preschool ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Prevalence ,Humans ,Child ,Constipation - Abstract
Objectives:The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) in children of Mediterranean area using Rome IV criteria and to compare the prevalence of FGIDs using Rome IV and Rome III criteria.Methods:This was a cross-sectional study enrolling children and adolescents living in Croatia, Greece, Israel, Italy, Macedonia, and Serbia. Subjects were examined in relation to the presence of FGIDs, using the Rome IV criteria. Data were compared with the results of a previous study using Rome III data.Results:We analyzed 1972 children ages 4 to 9 years (group A), and 2450 adolescents 10 to 18 years old (group B). The overall prevalence of FGIDs was 16% in group A and 26% in group B, with statistical differences among countries in both groups (P
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- 2021