Original ArticlesPrevalence of Pediatric Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders Utilizing the Rome IV Criteria
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Methods
Mothers of children ages 0-18 years old were recruited through online survey panels by CINT USA, Inc (Atlanta, GA; www.cint.com). CINT has 19 million registered panel members worldwide, consisting of individuals who have joined to answer a variety of surveys. CINT targeted recruitment among their panel members to mothers living in the US with predetermined quota-based sampling to ensure adequate representation of sex, race, and age groups. Mothers rather than fathers were recruited to complete
Results
A total of 1515 mothers completed the questionnaire, 368 of whom provided information about children 0-3 years old and 1147 for children 4-18 years old. Data was excluded from respondents who had children with a history of celiac disease (n = 14), IBD (n = 7), or cancer (n = 2), and mothers with a history of celiac disease (n = 17), IBD (n = 17), or cancer (n = 22), or who lived with their children less than one-half of the time (n = 3). Respondents were also excluded for inconsistent answers
Discussion
This study has established the prevalence of pediatric functional GI disorders according to the new Rome IV criteria. Prevalence was investigated in a racially diverse sample and included mothers and their children from all 50 states in the US and across a wide range of household incomes. The prevalence rates of pediatric functional GI disorders according to Rome IV criteria in this study can be compared with Rome III prevalence rates reported in 2 previous studies with nearly identical methods.
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Sponsored by the Rome Foundation. P.H., S.N., M.S., C.D.L., R.S., J.H., O.P., and M.v.T. are part of the Rome IV Committee. The other authors declare no conflicts of interest.
Portions of this study were presented at the World Congress of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, October 5-8, 2016, Montreal, Quebec and at Digestive Disease Week, May 6-9, 2017, Chicago, Illinois.
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