Publications by authors named "Chawinthorn Vuthithammee"

Background: As the United States population ages, the incidence and prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) among older adults are on the rise.

Aims: This study provides updated estimates of the IBD burden in older adults and examines changes from 2000 to 2021.

Methods: We analyzed data on IBD incidence, prevalence, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) in older adults (> 70 years) in the United States from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021, stratified by sex and state.

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Objective: Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers account for one-third of global cancer mortality, with nearly half being preventable. This study updates the global burden of GI cancers attributed to major risk factors.

Methods: We utilized data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 to examine trends in death and age-standardized death rates related to GI cancers caused by smoking, alcohol, high body mass index (BMI), and high fasting blood glucose (FBG) from 2000 to 2021.

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Objective: Primary liver cancer (PLC) is projected to be the third leading cause of cancer mortality in the United States in 2040. We examine the burden of PLC in the United States, stratified by sex, state and aetiological risk factors.

Methods: Data on PLC prevalence, incidence, death and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) were extracted from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.

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Introduction: To update the global burden of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) using data from the Global Burden of Disease 2021.

Methods: Data from Global Burden of Disease 2021 were analyzed to assess the IBD burden.

Results: In 2021, there were 375,140 new cases and 3.

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