Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Conclusions
MetS is not rare in IBD, especially in UC. However, longitudinal studies are needed to further clarify the relationship between IBD and MetS.

PROSPERO registration number
CRD42022346340.

Source: BMJ Open - March 7, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Shen, Z., Zhang, M., Liu, Y., Ge, C., Lu, Y., Shen, H., Zhu, L. Tags: Open access, Gastroenterology and hepatology Source Type: research