Global smoking trends in inflammatory bowel disease: A systematic review of inception cohorts.
Tom ThomasJoht Singh ChandanVenice Sze Wai LiCheuk Yin LaiWhitney TangNeeraj BhalaGilaad G KaplanSiew C NgSubrata GhoshPublished 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.