Authors
Efstratios Koutroumpakis, Claudia Ramos-Rivers, Miguel Regueiro, Jana G Hashash, Arthur Barrie, Jason Swoger, Leonard Baidoo, Marc Schwartz, Michael A Dunn, Ioannis E Koutroubakis, David G Binion
Publication date
2016/3
Journal
Digestive diseases and sciences
Volume
61
Pages
865-871
Publisher
Springer US
Description
Background
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been linked to an increased risk of coronary heart disease and stroke. Dyslipidemia is a well-established risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to investigate the long-term lipid profiles in a large cohort of IBD patients.
Methods
Data of patients from an IBD registry who had more than one measurement of total cholesterol and triglyceride levels during the follow-up period were analyzed. The lipid profiles of IBD patients were compared to those of the general population according to National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2009–2012). Quartiles of cholesterol or triglyceride levels in relation to surrogate markers of disease severity were analyzed.
Results
Seven hundred and one IBD patients [54 % Crohn’s disease (CD), 46 % ulcerative …
Scholar articles
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