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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 14, 2010; 16(34): 4297-4304
Published online Sep 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i34.4297
Published online Sep 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i34.4297
Table 2 Association between changes in pre-illness dietary habits and symptoms in inflammatory bowel disease patients
| Changes in diet | ||||
| Ulcerative colitis | Crohn’s disease | |||
| No (26) | Yes (15) | No (25) | Yes (17) | |
| Duration of symptoms | ||||
| Short ( ≤ 3 mo) | 14 (53.85) | 4 (26.67) | 8 (32.00) | 4 (23.53) |
| Intermediate (4-10 mo) | 7 (26.92) | 4 (26.67) | 13 (52.00) | 4 (23.53) |
| Long (> 10 mo) | 5 (19.23) | 7 (46.66) | 4 (16.00) | 9 (52.94)a |
| Median, range (mo) | 3 (1-15) | 7 (1-84) | 5 (1-30) | 12 (1-48)a |
| Weight loss | ||||
| Absent/low (< 2 kg) | 12 (46.15) | 4 (26.67) | 8 (32.00) | 3 (16.65) |
| Moderate (2-6 kg) | 8 (30.77) | 3 (20.00) | 11 (44.00) | 8 (47.06) |
| Severe (> 6 kg) | 6 (23.08) | 8 (53.33) | 6 (24.00) | 6 (35.29) |
| Abdominal pain | ||||
| No | 9 (34.61) | 3 (20.00) | 4 (16.00) | 1 (5.88) |
| Yes | 17 (65.39) | 12 (80.00) | 21 (84.00) | 16 (94.12) |
| Diarrhoea | ||||
| No | 5 (19.23) | 1 (6.67) | 4 (16.00) | 1 (5.88) |
| Yes | 21 (80.77) | 14 (93.33) | 21 (84.00) | 16 (94.12) |
| Rectal bleeding | ||||
| No | 9 (34.62) | 5 (33.33) | 13 (52.00) | 12 (70.59) |
| Yes | 17 (65.38) | 10 (66.67) | 12 (48.00) | 5 (29.41) |
- Citation: Maconi G, Ardizzone S, Cucino C, Bezzio C, Russo AG, Porro GB. Pre-illness changes in dietary habits and diet as a risk factor for inflammatory bowel disease: A case-control study. World J Gastroenterol 2010; 16(34): 4297-4304
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v16/i34/4297.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v16.i34.4297