Association between water source and chronic gastrointestinal diseases in Chinese: A cross-sectional and longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gastrointestinal health is closely associated with the quality of the water supply. However, long-term associations between the water supply type and chronic gastrointestinal disease (CGD) are unclear.

Method

The water supply was categorized as "tap-water" or "non-tap water" use. Changes in water source use were categorized into four types: "non-tap water both at baseline and in follow-ups," "non-tap water at baseline and tap-water in follow-ups," "tap-water at baseline and non-tap water in follow-ups," or "tap-water at baseline and in follow-ups." We explored the association between tap-water use (and changes therein) and the risk of CGD in a cross-sectional and longitudinal population study based on national cohort data from 2011 to 2018.

Results

After th

SUBMITTER: Zhang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9685615 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature