Table 1.
Incidence and prevalence of UC in Latin America.
| Country | Region | Study design | Number of patients with UC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Partido General Pueyrredón9 | Hospital-based registry (multicentre) | 38 |
| −10 | HMO medical records | 112 | |
| Barbados | Nationwide11 | IBD clinic (single centre) | 121 |
| Brazil | São Paulo12 | Hospital records (single centre) | 75 |
| São Paulo13 | Government programme (dispensing free high-cost medicines) | 12,187 | |
| São Paulo14 | Hospital (single centre) | 803 | |
| Piauí15 | Hospital (single centre) | 152 | |
| Bahia16 | Hospitals (multicentre) | 267 | |
| Bahia17 | Referral centres (multicentre) | 68 | |
| Sergipe18 | Hospital (single centre) | 47 | |
| Mato Grosso do Sul19 | Referral centre (single centre) | 117 | |
| Espírito Santo20 | Government programme (dispensing high-cost medicines) | 935 | |
| Mato Grosso do Sul21 | Medical records | 185 | |
| Rio de Janeiro22 | Outpatient clinic (single centre) | 171 | |
| Alagoas23 | Outpatient clinic (single centre) | 13 | |
| Chile | Santiago24 | Registry (single centre) | 508 |
| Multicentre25 | Public health department records (multicentre) | 8951 | |
| Colombia | Nationwide26 | Database (insurance claims) | − |
| Mexico | Nationwide27,28 | Clinics (multicentre) | 2073 |
| Mexico City29 | Medical records (single centre) | 848 | |
| Nationwide30 | Hospitals (multicentre) | 908 | |
| Panama | District of Colón9 | Hospital-based registry (single centre) | 15 |
| USA | Puerto Rico31 | Registry (insured) | 499 |
| Puerto Rico32 | Insurance records | 291 | |
| Puerto Rico33 | Registry | 299 | |
| Puerto Rico34 | Registry | 241 | |
| Uruguay | Multicentre35 | Registry | 29 |
| Montevideo36 | Registry (multicentre) | 238 |
–, data not reported.
HMO, health maintenance organisation; IBD, inflammatory bowel disease; UC, ulcerative colitis.