Global smoking trends in inflammatory bowel disease: A systematic review of inception cohorts.

Tom Thomas Joht Singh ChandanVenice Sze Wai LiCheuk Yin LaiWhitney TangNeeraj BhalaGilaad G KaplanSiew C NgSubrata Ghosh

Published in: PloS one (2019)

There has been a reduction in the prevalence of smoking in the IBD cohort in the West. This is not consistent globally. Although, smoking prevalence has decreased in the general population of newly industrialised nations, this remains an important risk factor with longer term outcomes awaiting translation in both UC and CD.

Keyphrases

risk factors
smoking cessation
preterm infants
metabolic syndrome
gestational age
skeletal muscle