Childhood body mass index and risk of inflammatory bowel disease in adulthood: a population-based cohort study

Volume: 113, Issue: 5, Pages: 694 - 701
Published: May 1, 2018
Abstract
The increasing incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in western countries has led to the hypothesis that obesity-related inflammation could play a role in the etiology of IBD. However, this hypothesis lacks confirmation in studies of individuals prior to the typical onset of IBD in young adulthood.In a cohort of 316,799 individuals from the Copenhagen School Health Records Register (CSHRR), we examined whether BMI at ages 7 through 13...
Paper Details
Title
Childhood body mass index and risk of inflammatory bowel disease in adulthood: a population-based cohort study
Published Date
May 1, 2018
Volume
113
Issue
5
Pages
694 - 701
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