Table 1.
Summary of studies reporting prevalence in pediatric rumination syndrome.
| First author | Country | Population assessed | Age range | Total population size | Diagnostic method | Prevalence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarpato et al. (10) | Croatia, Greece, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Macedonia, Serbia, and Spain | General school population | 4–18 years | 13,750 | Rome III questionnaire (translated QPGS); parent report in 4–10 y.o. and self-report in 11–18 y.o. | 0.03% in 4–10 year-olds and 0.1% in 11–18 year-olds |
| Robin et al. (11) | United States | General population | 0–18 years | 1,255 | Rome IV Pediatric diagnostic Questionnaire; parent report | 1.7% in infants, 2.1% in toddlers and 0% in 4+ year-olds |
| Steutel et al. (12) | Belgium, Italy, and The Netherlands | General pediatric or well-baby clinic population | 0–48 months | 2,751 | Rome III questionnaire (QPGS); parent report | 4.3% in 0–12 month-olds and 0% in 13–48 month-olds |
| Altamini et al. (13) | Jordan | General school population | 4–18 years | 1,587 | Rome III questionnaire (QPGS Arabic version); self-report | 0.4% in 4–10 year-olds and 0.3% in 11–18 year-olds |
| Peralta-Palmezano et al. (14) | Colombia | General school population | 8–17 years | 864 | Rome III questionnaire (QPGS Spanish version); self-report | 0.5% RS only, 1.3% RS and one other FGID,.1% RS and 2 or 3 other FGID |
| Bouzios et al. (15) | Greece | General school population | 6–18 years | 1,588 | Rome III questionnaire (QPGS Greek version); parent report in 6–11 y.o. and self-report in 12–18 y.o. | 0.5% |
| Murray et al. (16) | United States, Germany, and Switzerland | General school population | 7–13 years | 1,430 | Eating Disturbances in Youth questionnaire (EDY-Q); self-report | 9.7% |
| Chogle et al. (17) | Colombia | Primary careclinic population | 0–4 years | 1,231 | Rome III questionnaire (QPGS Spanish version); parent report | 7.2% in 1–12 month-olds, 2.7% in 13–48 month-olds |
| Devanarayana et al. (18) | Sri Lanka | General population | 12–16 years | 427 | Rome III questionnaire (QPGS Sinhalese version); self-report | 4% |
| Bhatia et al. (19) | India | General school population | 10–17 years | 1,115 | Rome III questionnaire (QPGS Hindi version); self-report | 0.3% |
| Hartmann et al. (20) | Germany | General population | 7–14 years | 804 | Eating Disturbances in Youth questionnaire (EDY-Q); self-report | 11.94% with rumination behavior at least once, 1.49% with recurrent |
| Saps et al. (21) | Columbia | General school population | 8–18 years | 3,567 | Rome III and IV questionnaires (QPGS Spanish version); self-report | 0.5% per Rome IV and 0.4% per Rome III |
| Sagawa et al. (22) | Japan | General school population | 10–17 years | 3,976 | Rome III questionnaire (QPGS Japanese version); self-report | 0.1% |
| Rajindrajith et al. (23) | Sri Lanka | General school population | 10–16 years | 2,163 | Rome III questionnaire (QPGS Sinhala version); self-report | 5.1% |
| Lewis et al. (24) | United States | General population | 4–18 years | 949 | Rome III questionnaire (QPGS); parent report | 0% |
| Játiva et al. (25) | Ecuador | General school population | 8–15 years | 417 | Rome III questionnaire (QPGS Spanish version); self-report | 0.7% |
| Helgeland et al. (26) | Norway | Pediatric outpatient clinic population | 4–15 years | 152 | Rome III questionnaire (QPGS); parent report | 2% |
| Van Tilburg et al. (27) | United States | Pediatric gastroenterology clinic population | 4–18 years | 135 | Rome III questionnaire (QPGS); parent report and also self-report if 10 y.o. or older | 3.5% by child report, 0.8% by parent report |