The influence of sleep factors and dietary habits on the disease pattern of ulcerative colitis patients with long and short disease courses - a multicentre cross-sectional analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a disease characterized by chronic relapsing-remitting inflammatory disorders and is associated with environmental changes.

Aim

To explore the disease patterns of Chinese UC patients and to determine controllable related environmental factors.

Methods

This multicentre cross-sectional study was performed using a questionnaire survey. Data on clinical characteristics and environmental factors were collected. Patients with a disease course ≥5 years were defined as the long course group, and those with a disease course < 5 years were defined as the short course group.

Results

A total of 588 effective questionnaires were collected. The proportion of the chronic continuous pattern was the highest among patients with a long diseas

SUBMITTER: Guo M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10863541 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature