Title |
Smoking- and alcohol habits in relation to the clinical picture of women with microscopic colitis compared to controls
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Published in |
BMC Women's Health, January 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1472-6874-14-16 |
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Authors |
Bodil Roth, Rita J Gustafsson, Bengt Jeppsson, Jonas Manjer, Bodil Ohlsson |
Abstract |
Microscopic colitis (MC) induces gastrointestinal symptoms, which are partly overlapping with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), predominately in middle-aged and elderly women. The etiology is unknown, but association with smoking has been found. The aim of this study was to examine whether the increased risk for smokers to develop MC is a true association, or rather the result of confounding factors. Therefore, patients suffering from MC and population-based controls from the same geographic area were studied regarding smoking- and alcohol habits, and other simultaneous, lifestyle factors, concerning the clinical expression of the disease. |
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