Inflammatory bowel diseases patients suffer from significant low levels and barriers to physical activity: The “BE-FIT-IBD” study

Figure 1 Flow chart summarizing the inclusion in the study patients, divided by type of inflammatory bowel disease and resulting physical activity levels. HEPA: Health enhancing physical activity; IBD: Inflammatory bowel disease; CD: Crohn's disease.

Figure 2 Physical activity levels in the main subgroups examined. A-D: Physical activity levels observed in males and females (A), patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease (B), patients on treatment and not on biologics (C), and, finally, patients physically active or inactive concerning baseline disease activity (D). Met: Metabolic rate; NS: Not significant.

Figure 3 Importance given by patients to discuss physical activity with their gastroenterologist, major sports played by them, and barriers to physical activity related to inflammatory bowel disease. A and B: The importance given by patients to discuss with their gastroenterologist physical activity stratified by physical activity level (A) and detailed by individual Likert scale score (B); C: Main sports stated by participants; D: Factors related to inflammatory bowel disease hinder regular physical activity.

Figure 4 Forest plot showing predictors analysis of physical inactivity analysis among clinical and demographic variables evaluated by binary logistic regression. CD: Crohn's disease; UC: Ulcerative colitis; OR: Odds ratio.