General and abdominal obesity in relation to the prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome.

Negin AkhondiSahar Memar MontazerinSanaz SoltaniParvane SaneeiAmmar Hassanzadeh KeshteliAhmad EsmaillzadehPeyman Adibi

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

It is concluded that general or abdominal obesity was not associated with odds of IBS. Future longitudinal studies are needed to clarify the association between obesity and IBS.

Keyphrases

irritable bowel syndrome
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
weight gain
adipose tissue
risk factors
physical activity