Open Access<p>Cardiovascular Risk in Individuals with Inflammatory Bowel Disease</p>
Author(s) -
R. Biondi,
Péricles Sidnei Salmazo,
Silméia Garcia Zanati Bazan,
João Carlos Hueb,
Sérgio Alberto Rupp de Paiva,
Lígia Yukie Sassaki
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical and experimental gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.113
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1178-7023
DOI - 10.2147/ceg.s243478
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , odds ratio , framingham risk score , blood pressure , logistic regression , gastroenterology , inflammatory bowel disease , confidence interval , disease , lipid profile , ulcerative colitis , cardiology , cholesterol
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients present a higher risk of developing cardiovascular diseases due to the presence of chronic inflammation, which plays an essential role in atherogenesis. Therefore, the aim of the study was to evaluate the cardiovascular risk between patients with IBD and healthy control individuals.