Adults with Crohn’s disease exhibit elevated gynoid fat and reduced android fat irrespective of disease relapse or remission

Abstract Crohn’s disease (CD) is a debilitating inflammatory bowel condition of unknown aetiology that is growing in prevalence globally. Large-scale studies have determined associations between female obesity or low body mass index (BMI) with risk of CD at all ages or 8– < 40 years, respectively...

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Main Authors: Lisa Dowling, Philip Jakeman, Catherine Norton, Maeve M. Skelly, Hamid Yousuf, Miranda G. Kiernan, Margaret Toomey, Sheila Bowers, Suzanne S. Dunne, J. Calvin Coffey, Colum P. Dunne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-98798-9