Quality of life in Malaysian children with inflammatory bowel disease: An understudied population.

Aim: Quality of life (QoL) in children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is often impaired by underlying disease. We evaluated factors affecting health-related QoL (HRQoL) in Malaysian children with IBD.

Methods: A cross-sectional study using IMPACT-III questionnaires evaluating HRQoL in children aged 8-17 years with duration of IBD of ≥6 months was conducted.

Environmental risk factors for inflammatory bowel disease: A case control study in Southeast Asian children.

Aim: Early-life environmental exposure, which has important implications in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), is not well understood in Asian children. We examined environmental factors prior to the development of childhood IBD in a Southeast Asian population.

Methods: We conducted a case control study in IBD diagnosed before 18 years of age and controls matched by gender, age and ethnicity.