The purpose of the study is to assess among others environmental and hygiene-related risk factors for microscopic colitis (MC), a common diarrheal disease.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
487
Both case and control group will be approached to consider to give permission to sample saliva. This is not obligatory. Collected samples will be stored for future DNA research.
Maastricht UMC
Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
Assessment of environmental and hygiene-related risk factors for microscopic colitis
Information about environmental and hygiene-related risk factors is obtained by a questionnaire, sent to subjects diagnosed with MC between 2000 and 2012
Time frame: Retrospective, between 2000 and 2012
The difference between the CC and LC subpopulation regarding environmental, hygiene-related, and generally known risk factors
As generally known risk factors are considered: age, gender, medication, comorbidities and smoking. Information about risk factors is obtained by a questionnaire, sent to subjects diagnosed with MC between 2000 and 2012.
Time frame: Retrospective between 2000 and 2012
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