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Adult height in patients with childhood-onset inflammatory bowel disease: a nationwide population-based cohort study.

Natalia MouratidouPetter MalmborgMichael C SachsJohan AsklingAnders EkbomMartin NeoviusKarin E SmedbyLars SävendahlJonas F LudvigssonOla Olén
Published in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2020)
Patients with childhood-onset IBD on average attain a slightly lower adult height than their healthy peers. Adult height was more reduced in patients with pre-pubertal onset of disease and in those with a more severe disease course.
Keyphrases
  • body mass index
  • childhood cancer
  • early onset
  • early life