Open AccessPrevalence of overweight and obesity in patients with Crohn's disease in Western countries and Japan
Author(s) -
Takayuki Yamamoto,
Manabu Shiraki
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of crohn s and colitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.277
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1876-4479
pISSN - 1873-9946
DOI - 10.1016/j.crohns.2012.10.010
Subject(s) - medicine , overweight , obesity , crohn's disease , disease , environmental health
Dear Sir,We read with interest and surprise the article by Suibhne et al., ‘High prevalence of overweight and obesity in adults with Crohn's disease (CD): associations with disease and lifestyle factors’.1 Their prospective study was conducted in Ireland, comprising 100 CD outpatients and 100 matched healthy controls. The study was to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity in patients with CD and to identify factors associated with body mass index (BMI). Forty percent of CD patients were overweight or obese (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2) vs. 52% of controls (not significant). …
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