Inflammatory Bowel Disease Linked to Increased Stroke Risk, claims study
A new study published in BMC Gastroenterology identified that patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), such as Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), have a much increased risk of stroke than the general population. The study was conducted by Chao L. and fellow researchers in China. IBD is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that mostly occurs in the gastrointestinal tract, although new evidence also indicates that systemic inflammation could contribute to cardiovascular complications.
Systematic broad systematic literature search was done via databases like PubMed, Embase, CENTRAL, Scopus, and CINAHL until the date of publications up to September 2023. Hazard ratios for 95% CIs were estimated in the hope to define stroke risk among IBD patients versus the normal population. The risk was divided into subgroup analysis for CD, UC, and overall IBD cases. Publication bias was assessed with Begg's and Egger's tests, and sensitivity analyses were performed to ensure the stability of findings.
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