Jones Silva Lima, Carlos Alexandre Antunes de Brito, Lívia Medeiros Soares Celani, Marcelo Vicente Toledo de Araújo, Maurilio Toscano de Lucena, Graciana Bandeira Salgado Vasconcelos, Gustavo André Silva Lima, Fernando Jorge Firmino Nóbrega, George Tadeu Nunes Diniz, Norma Lucena-Silva, Regiane Maio, Valéria Ferreira Martinelli
PURPOSE: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a disease of increasing prevalence in developing countries. Obesity has emerged as a potential risk for IBD; however, the data in the literature are conflicting, and relevant studies in Brazil are limited. Here, we report body mass index profile (BMI) of patients with IBD treated at reference centers in three states of northeastern Brazil. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Observational descriptive study conducted from January 2021 through December 2021 in patient with IBD...
2023: Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology