Table 5.
Comparison of latitudes of European cities with incidence
| City | Latitude | CD inc/105 | Population per 105 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Almada | 38.6 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
| Amiens | 49.9 | 8.1 | 1.34 |
| Belgrade | 44.8 | 1.84 | 12 |
| Bologna | 44.5 | 2.7 | 3.8 |
| Braga | 41.5 | 2.5 | 1.09 |
| Brittany | 48 | 2.8 | 447.5 |
| Bucharest | 44.4 | 0.42 | 20 |
| Calais | 50.95 | 4.23 | 0.753 |
| Cardiff | 51.48 | 8.3 | 2.9 |
| Cologne | 50.95 | 5.1 | 10.17 |
| Copenhagen | 55 | 6.6 | 12.3 |
| Crema | 45.36 | 2.7 | 0.58 |
| Dublin | 53.34 | 5.9 | 18.04 |
| Essen | 51.45 | 3.5 | 7.3 |
| Florence | 43.78 | 2.7 | 15 |
| Helsinki | 60.17 | 2.3 | 13.6 |
| Heraklion | 35.3 | 3.9 | 1.73 |
| lonnina | 39.67 | 1 | 1.12 |
| Leicester | 52.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
| Liege | 50 | 4.5 | 5.85 |
| Limburg | 50.62 | 6.2 | 11.3 |
| Maastricht | 50.8 | 7.7 | 1.22 |
| Madrid | 40.4 | 7.3 | 40.7 |
| Malta | 35.89 | 1.29 | 4.04 |
| Martinique/Guadalupe | 14.66 | 1.85 | 3.8 |
| Merida | 20.97 | 2.15 | 0.58 |
| Messina | 38.18 | 1.21 | 6.5 |
| Milan | 45.46 | 3.2 | 42.5 |
| Oberpfalze | 49.3 | 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Oslo | 61 | 6.9 | 5.07 |
| Palermo | 38.1 | 5.8 | 7.3 |
| Reggio-E | 44.7 | 4 | 44 |
| Reykjavik | 64 | 8.2 | 1.09 |
| Sabadell | 41.54 | 4.9 | 2.06 |
| Stockholm | 59.3 | 8.3 | 8.71 |
| Tampere | 61.5 | 7.2 | 2.19 |
| Tuzla | 44.5 | 2.3 | 0.607 |
| Upsala | 59.85 | 6.1 | 1.8 |
| Veszprem | 47.09 | 2.23 | 0.643 |
| Vigo | 42.2 | 4.8 | 0.296 |
| Zagreb | 45.8 | 0.7 | 7.9 |
Notes: Populations are based on median from the year 2000. Adapted from Gastroenterology, 142, Molodecky NA, Soon IS, Rabi D, et al, Increasing incidence and prevalence of the inflammatory bowel diseases with time, based on a systematic review, 46–54, copyright (2012), with permission from Elsevier.23
Abbreviations: CD, Crohn’s disease; inc, incidence.