Early-Life Hygiene-Related Factors and Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Scandinavian Birth Cohort Study.

Annie GuoMalin ÖstenssonKetil StørdalJohnny LudvigssonKarl Mårild

Published in: Inflammatory bowel diseases (2023)

In this birth cohort study from 2 high-income Scandinavian countries, some early-life hygiene-related exposures were associated with IBD risk. The generalizability of these results to countries of other socioeconomic level is unknown.

Keyphrases

early life
gestational age
air pollution
mental health
physical activity
ulcerative colitis
oral health
pregnancy outcomes