Crohn's disease of obesity had no effect on the course

(GastroHep.com), published in the February Journal of Clinical Nutrition, a study showed that obesity does not affect the long-term course of disease Crohn's disease.

Dr. A. Blain and his colleagues selected to investigate the 2065 case of cloning patients (of which 62 cases (3%) for obesity), its clinical course and severity of the conduct of the study. Obesity is defined as when the incidence of BMI> 25.0, at any time in the course of BMI> 30.0.

The researchers pointed out that obesity and non-obese patients with sex, site of intestinal disease, illness behavior, and so on do not have differences. However, in obese patients diagnosed when older (32 to 28 years old), the anus with a higher proportion of the perineum disease (35 more than 24%).

It was found that the two groups, no difference between the severity of the disease. However, the occurrence of obesity in patients with anal abscess, or fistula perineum relatively short period of time. Moreover, the emergence of obesity in patients with more active disease (OR 1.50), needed hospital treatment (OR 2.35).

Dr. Blain, Crohn's disease and obesity in patients with more complications anal perineum, the more significant activity related diseases each year. However, it will not significantly affect the long-term course of disease.