Burden of disease and increasing prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease in a population-based cohort in the Netherlands

Background Reported epidemiology and phenotype distributions vary widely and disease burden of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is poorly described. Our aim was to establish these features in a population-based cohort covering 319 976 inhabitants. Furthermore, differences between tertiary referral and peripheral hospital patients were quantified. Methods IBD patients in the adherence area of three peripheral hospitals (2004–2012) were included....