2025
P1260 Demographics and Clinical Characteristics of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Middle East and North Africa : A Multi-Nation Cross-sectional (MIRAGE) Study
Shehab M, Azzam N, Al-Bawardy B, Abid S, Bashandi A, AlShihri R, Mukhtar M, Saadah O, Alharbi O, Al-Darmaki A, Al Harthi S, Al-Ejji K, Ayash A, Al sahli A, Khamees N, Salem O, Mohamed E, Maher M, Daba G, Helal A, Alnassar M, Alfadhli A, Mosli M. P1260 Demographics and Clinical Characteristics of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Middle East and North Africa : A Multi-Nation Cross-sectional (MIRAGE) Study. Journal Of Crohn's And Colitis 2025, 19: i2280-i2281. DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjae190.1434.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInflammatory bowel disease patientsMiddle East and North Africa regionEpidemiology of inflammatory bowel diseaseInflammatory bowel diseaseJournal of EpidemiologyInflammatory bowel disease cohortPrevalence of inflammatory bowel diseaseClinical characteristics of inflammatory bowel diseaseCharacteristics of inflammatory bowel diseaseCD patientsBowel diseaseIBD-related surgeryChi-square testMulti-national studyInflammatory bowel disease centerMiddle East and North AfricaCrohn's diseaseRising PrevalenceUlcerative colitisFisher's exact testLeft-sided colitisDemographic characteristicsKingdom of Saudi ArabiaMiddle Eastern patientsIBD-U
2023
Age- and sex-based heterogeneity in coronary artery plaque presence and burden in familial hypercholesterolemia: A multi-national study
Nasir K, Mszar R, Cainzos-Achirica M, Grandhi G, Tromp T, Alonso R, Bittencourt M, Bruckert E, Díaz-Díaz J, Gallo A, Hovingh G, Miname M, Muñiz-Grijalvo O, Pang J, de Isla L, Sijbrands E, Watts G, Mata P, Santos R. Age- and sex-based heterogeneity in coronary artery plaque presence and burden in familial hypercholesterolemia: A multi-national study. American Journal Of Preventive Cardiology 2023, 17: 100611. PMID: 38125206, PMCID: PMC10730992, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpc.2023.100611.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCoronary artery calcificationCoronary artery diseaseComputed tomography angiographyObstructive coronary artery diseaseFamilial hypercholesterolemiaFemale patientsPrevalence of obstructive coronary artery diseaseNon-obstructive coronary artery diseaseNon-statin lipid-lowering therapyPlaque burdenBurden of coronary artery calcificationStatin-treated individualsLipid-Lowering TherapyBurden of subclinical coronary atherosclerosisSpectrum of atherosclerosisSubclinical coronary atherosclerosisHigh-risk populationPersonalized risk assessmentMulti-national studyStatin therapyMeasures of subclinical atherosclerosisArtery calcificationArtery diseaseRisk populationCoronary atherosclerosis
2022
Reduced grip strength potentially indicates depression: Investigating multicontinental databases
Oh J, Kim S, Lee D, Yon D, Lee S, Smith L, Kostev K, Koyanagi A, Solmi M, Carvalho A, Shin J, Son N, Lee S. Reduced grip strength potentially indicates depression: Investigating multicontinental databases. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2022, 323: 426-434. PMID: 36481227, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.12.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHandgrip strengthOlder aged adultsCross-sectional studyIncreased aORAging AdultsAssessment of handgrip strengthIncreased likelihood of depressionParticipants aged >Handgrip strength scoreLikelihood of depressionLow handgrip strengthUnited KingdomReduced grip strengthUnited StatesPopulation at-riskGrip strengthMulti-national studyStrength scoresDepression measuresHigher OROdds ratioAORHandgripAt-riskIncreased likelihood
2017
Relationship of time to presentation after onset of upper GI bleeding with patient characteristics and outcomes: a prospective study
Laine L, Laursen SB, Dalton HR, Ngu JH, Schultz M, Stanley AJ. Relationship of time to presentation after onset of upper GI bleeding with patient characteristics and outcomes: a prospective study. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2017, 86: 1028-1037. PMID: 28396275, DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2017.03.1549.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBlood TransfusionConfusionDuodenal DiseasesEsophageal DiseasesFemaleGlasgow Coma ScaleHematemesisHemoglobinsHemostasis, EndoscopicHumansLength of StayLethargyMaleMelenaMiddle AgedPatient Acceptance of Health CarePrognosisProspective StudiesSerum AlbuminStomach DiseasesStuporTime-to-TreatmentConceptsUpper GI bleedingPatient characteristicsHemoglobin levelsDecreased hemoglobin levelLikelihood of transfusionLower hemoglobin levelsSignificant independent factorsGI bleedingHospital daysConsecutive patientsUpper GIHemostatic interventionPoor outcomeProspective studyEmergency departmentRelationship of timeMental statusIndependent factorsPatientsMulti-national studyLogistic regressionMelenaOutcomesTransfusionHospital
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