Passive smoking exposure and incidence and disease outcomes of inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Inflammatory bowel disease includes a range of chronic gastrointestinal disorders, most commonly Crohn's Disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to evaluate the effect of passive smoking on incidence and disease outcomes of CD and UC.

Methods

This review was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines. Meta-analysis was performed according to the Meta-analysis of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (MOOSE) guidelines. The literature was systematically searched from inception until May 2025 to identify relevant studies from a range of databases including MEDLINE, CINAHL, Embase, Scopus and Cochrane Library.

Results

The initial search yield

SUBMITTER: Mahajan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12605268 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature