title: [Prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome in the adult population of the city of Chiclayo in 2011].
abstract: Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a condition whose prevalence varies according to the method used to diagnose.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To determine the prevalence of Intestinal bowel Syndrome (IBS) on Chiclayo-Peru during 2011.
  
  
  METHODS
  
  
  
  METHODS
  people aged 18 to 60 years.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional.
  
  
  METHODS
  195 persons, multistage stratified random sampling. House to house were interviewed using a data collection sheet based on Rome III criteria. Descriptive statistics were used and then exploratory bivariate analysis to measure association between IBS and epidemiological variables.
  
  
  RESULTS
  200 people were interviewed, mean age was 12.7 ± 38.8 years. There were 76 males (38%) and 124 women (62%), the prevalence of IBS was 15% (9 men and 21 women); the most painful abdominal area was: mesogastrium (26.7%), predominatin "pasty" stools (30%) and "diarrhea" (36.7%), 20 people with IBS (66.7%) worked and/or studied. There was neither association between IBS and sex nor the "occupation" (prevalence odds: 1.51 95% CI: 0.31-3.99 and 1.23, 95 %: CI: 0.51 to 3.15, respectively).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  IBS prevalence on Chiclayo is high, more common in women and those who work or study; diarrhea, pasty feces and mesogastric pain were the most frequent clinical manifestations.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de medicina, Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo, Chiclayo, Perú. raig24@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Raiza Gabriela
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Gonzales Gamarra
authors.forename: Jorge Gabriel
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Ruiz Sánchez
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: León Jiménez
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cubas Benavides
authors.forename: Cristian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Díaz Vélez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D043183:Irritable Bowel Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010568:Peru / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult