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Background The current literature suggests a protective benefit of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection against inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Here we assessed whether this effect varied by IBD subtype—Crohn’s disease (CD) or ulcerative colitis (UC)—and geographic region: East Asia, Europe (non-Mediterranean) or Mediterranean region. Methods A database search was performed up to July 2019 inclusive for all studies that compared H. pylori infection in IBD patients vs. non-IBD controls. The relative risk (RR) was used to quantify the association between IBD and H. pylori, and the effects were combined across studies using a mixed-effects meta-regression model, which included IBD subtype and geographic region as categorical moderator variables. Results Our meta-regression model exhibited moderate heterogeneity (I2=48.74%). Pooled RR depended on both region (P=0.02) and subtype (P<0.001). Pooled RRs were <1 for all subtype and region combinations, indicative of a protective effect of H. pylori against IBD. The pooled RR was 28% (9%, 50%; P=0.001) greater for UC vs. CD and 43% (4%, 96%; P=0.02) greater for Mediterranean countries vs. East Asia. The pooled RR was 18% (-13%, 60%; P=0.48) greater for Europe vs. East Asia and 21% (-13%, 68%; P=0.42) greater for Mediterranean vs. Europe, though these differences were not statistically significant. Conclusions The protective effect of H. pylori on IBD varied by both subtype (more protection against CD vs. UC) and region (East Asia more protected than Mediterranean regions). Variation due to these effects could provide insight into IBD etiology. © 2020 Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology.
Author(s): Imawana RA, Smith DR, Goodson ML
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Annals of Gastroenterology
Year: 2020
Volume: 33
Issue: 5
Pages: 485-494
Online publication date: 06/06/2020
Acceptance date: 06/05/2020
Date deposited: 28/03/2022
ISSN (print): 1108-7471
ISSN (electronic): 1792-7463
Publisher: Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology
URL: https://doi.org/10.20524/aog.2020.0507
DOI: 10.20524/aog.2020.0507
PubMed id: 32879595
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