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 OlénPublished 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.