Normative values for region-specific colonic and gastrointestinal transit times in 111 healthy volunteers using the 3D-Transit electromagnet tracking system: Influence of age, gender, and body mass index.

Gursharan Kaur Nandhra Esben Bolvig Mark Gian Luca Di Tanna Anne-Mette Haase Jakob Lykke Poulsen Stephanos ChristodoulidesVictor KungMette Winther Klinge Karoline Knudsen Per BorghammerKatrine O AndersenLotte FynneNanna SutterVincent Schlageter Søren Schou Olesen Asbjørn Mohr DrewesMalcolm BirchS Mark Scott

Published in: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society (2019)

For the first time, normative reference values for region-specific colonic transit have been presented. Age, gender, and BMI were seen to have an effect on transit times.

Keyphrases

body mass index
mental health
weight gain
ulcerative colitis
physical activity
weight loss