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Incidence and Prevalence of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Norway and t

2Department of Gastroenterology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; 3Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway Correspondence: Sandre Svatun Lirhus Department of Health Management and Health Economics, University of Oslo, Forskningsveien 3A, Harald Schjelderups Hus, Oslo, 0373, Norway Tel +47 97 58 29 25 Background: Countries have different diagnostic procedures and treatment regimens for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients. In addition to differences in population characteristics, completeness of data and health registries, different follow-up time and case definitions can have a large impact on estimates of the incidence and prevalence of IBD. Aim: The aim of this study was to use hospital and prescription data to estimate incidence and prevalence of Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), using different case definitions.

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