Role of Environmental Risk Factors in the Etiology of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A Multicenter Study.
Cemile Cansu AlperenBarıs SoydasEnder SerinMustafa ErbayrakNurten Akyurek SavasGulhan Kanat UnlerCenk Emre MeralUgur ToprakAhmet Sedat BoyaciogluUlku DagliPublished in: Digestive diseases and sciences (2024)
This study represents the first multicenter case-control study in Turkey examining the effects of environmental factors on IBD. It revealed that coffee consumption is positively associated, while stress and childhood infection-related diseases are risk factors. These findings, which are not supported by other studies, provide insight into the relationships between these factors and IBD.