Associations between participation in, intensity of, and time spent on leisure time physical activity and risk of inflammatory bowel disease among older adults (PA-IBD): a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) are diseases of the immune system that share some genetic and lifestyle-related predisposing factors. Increasing incidences have been reported in all age groups. Based on experimental studies suggesting a role of physical activity on intestinal inflammation, this study aimed to investigate the association between leisure time physical activity and the risk of IBD in older adults.

Methods

The study is a prospective cohort study using Danish registry data and questionnaire data from the Danish "Diet, Cancer and Health" cohort. The outcome IBD was defined as having at least two main diagnoses of Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis registered in the National Patient Registry from the period between December 1993 and May 1997 with a

SUBMITTER: Rasmussen NF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8015056 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature