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. 2018 Jan 21;24(3):424–437. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i3.424

Table 8.

Ulcerative colitis in Caucasian and South Asian migrant groups (1054 cases)

Study Country (Region) Study period Number of cases Disease extent, Montreal Ethnic groups, %
SA Caucasian (or other control)
Adult
Carr (1999)[15] United Kingdom (Leicester) 1991-1994 74 E1 + E2 63.7 68.3
E3 36.3 31.7
Rashid (2008)[37] United Kingdom (Manchester) 2008 82 E3 41.0 26.0
Walker (2011)[35] United Kingdom (NW London) 2008-2010 461 E1 9.9 26.1
E2 27.1 31.4
E3 63.0 42.0
Goodhand (2012)[36] United Kingdom (East London) 2010 89 E1 2.0 31.0
E3 60.0 33.0
Hilmi (2009)[39] Malaysia (Malaysia) 2004-2005 118 E1 + 2 39.6 56.7 (Malay)
E3 60.4 43.4 (Malay)
Paediatric
Carroll (2016)[38] Canada (British Columbia) 1997-2012 230 E1 3.0 5.0
E2 9.0 19.0
E3 12.0 18.0
E4 77.0 58 (Non-South Asian)

Adult and paediatric studies on disease extent. Bold font shows significant differences between AA and population group (809/1054 cases). AA: African-American; SA: South Asian.