Open AccessPrevalence and associated factors of obesity in inflammatory bowel disease: A case-control study
Author(s) -
Giuseppe Losurdo,
Rosa Federica La Fortezza,
Andrea Ian,
Antonella Contaldo,
M. Barone,
Enzo Ierardi,
Alfredo Di Leo,
Mariabeatrice Principi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v26.i47.7528
Subject(s) - inflammatory bowel disease , medicine , obesity , case control study , crohn's disease , inflammatory bowel diseases , gastroenterology , ulcerative colitis , disease , body mass index , immunology
In recent years, an increasing prevalence of obesity in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been observed. Obesity, moreover, has been directly correlated with a more severe clinical course and loss of response to treatment.