RT Journal Article T1 Incidence, Clinical Characteristics and Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Spain: Large-Scale Epidemiological Study. A1 Chaparro, María A1 Garre, Ana A1 Núñez Ortiz, Andrea A1 Diz-Lois Palomares, María Teresa A1 Rodríguez, Cristina A1 Riestra, Sabino A1 Vela, Milagros A1 Benítez, José Manuel A1 Fernández Salgado, Estela A1 Sánchez Rodríguez, Eugenia A1 Hernández, Vicent A1 Ferreiro-Iglesias, Rocío A1 Ponferrada Díaz, Ángel A1 Barrio, Jesús A1 Huguet, José María A1 Sicilia, Beatriz A1 Martín-Arranz, María Dolores A1 Calvet, Xavier A1 Ginard, Daniel A1 Alonso-Abreu, Inmaculada A1 Fernández-Salazar, Luis A1 Varela Trastoy, Pilar A1 Rivero, Montserrat A1 Vera-Mendoza, Isabel A1 Vega, Pablo A1 Navarro, Pablo A1 Sierra, Mónica A1 Cabriada, José Luis A1 Aguas, Mariam A1 Vicente, Raquel A1 Navarro-Llavat, Mercè A1 Echarri, Ana A1 Gomollón, Fernando A1 Guerra Del Río, Elena A1 Piñero, Concepción A1 Casanova, María José A1 Spicakova, Katerina A1 Ortiz de Zarate, Jone A1 Torrella Cortés, Emilio A1 Gutiérrez, Ana A1 Alonso-Galán, Horacio A1 Hernández-Martínez, Álvaro A1 Marrero, José Miguel A1 Lorente Poyatos, Rufo A1 Calafat, Margalida A1 Martí Romero, Lidia A1 Robledo, Pilar A1 Bosch, Orencio A1 Jiménez, Nuria A1 Esteve Comas, María A1 Duque, José María A1 Fuentes Coronel, Ana María A1 Josefa Sampedro, Manuela A1 Sesé Abizanda, Eva A1 Herreros Martínez, Belén A1 Pozzati, Liliana A1 Fernández Rosáenz, Hipólito A1 Crespo Suarez, Belén A1 López Serrano, Pilar A1 Lucendo, Alfredo J A1 Muñoz Vicente, Margarita A1 Bermejo, Fernando A1 Ramírez Palanca, José Joaquín A1 Menacho, Margarita A1 Carmona, Amalia A1 Camargo, Raquel A1 Torra Alsina, Sandra A1 Maroto, Nuria A1 Nerín de la Puerta, Juan A1 Castro, Elena A1 Marín-Jiménez, Ignacio A1 Botella, Belén A1 Sapiña, Amparo A1 Cruz, Noelia A1 Forcelledo, José Luis F A1 Bouhmidi, Abdel A1 Castaño-Milla, Carlos A1 Opio, Verónica A1 Nicolás, Isabel A1 Kutz, Marcos A1 Abraldes Bechiarelli, Alfredo A1 Gordillo, Jordi A1 Ber, Yolanda A1 Torres Domínguez, Yolanda A1 Novella Durán, María Teresa A1 Rodríguez Mondéjar, Silvia A1 Martínez-Cerezo, Francisco J A1 Kolle, Lilyan A1 Sabat, Miriam A1 Ledezma, Cesar A1 Iyo, Eduardo A1 Roncero, Óscar A1 Irisarri, Rebeca A1 Lluis, Laia A1 Blázquez Gómez, Isabel A1 Zapata, Eva María A1 José Alcalá, María A1 Martínez Pascual, Cristina A1 Montealegre, María A1 Mata, Laura A1 Monrobel, Ana A1 Hernández Camba, Alejandro A1 Hernández, Luis A1 Tejada, María A1 Mir, Alberto A1 Galve, María Luisa A1 Soler, Marta A1 Hervías, Daniel A1 Gómez-Valero, José Antonio A1 Barreiro-de Acosta, Manuel A1 Rodríguez-Artalejo, Fernando A1 García-Esquinas, Esther A1 Gisbert, Javier P A1 The EpidemIBD Study Group Of Geteccu, K1 Crohn’s disease K1 epidemiology K1 incidence K1 inflammatory bowel disease K1 ulcerative colitis AB (1) Aims: To assess the incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Spain, to describe the main epidemiological and clinical characteristics at diagnosis and the evolution of the disease, and to explore the use of drug treatments. (2) Methods: Prospective, population-based nationwide registry. Adult patients diagnosed with IBD-Crohn's disease (CD), ulcerative colitis (UC) or IBD unclassified (IBD-U)-during 2017 in Spain were included and were followed-up for 1 year. (3) Results: We identified 3611 incident cases of IBD diagnosed during 2017 in 108 hospitals covering over 22 million inhabitants. The overall incidence (cases/100,000 person-years) was 16 for IBD, 7.5 for CD, 8 for UC, and 0.5 for IBD-U; 53% of patients were male and median age was 43 years (interquartile range = 31-56 years). During a median 12-month follow-up, 34% of patients were treated with systemic steroids, 25% with immunomodulators, 15% with biologics and 5.6% underwent surgery. The percentage of patients under these treatments was significantly higher in CD than UC and IBD-U. Use of systemic steroids and biologics was significantly higher in hospitals with high resources. In total, 28% of patients were hospitalized (35% CD and 22% UC patients, p SN 2077-0383 YR 2021 FD 2021-06-29 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10668/25304 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10668/25304 LA en DS RISalud RD Apr 12, 2025