Association between physical activity with disease activity and functional disability in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Key Points
Clinical remission rates improve significantly with higher physical activity in Crohn's disease patients, and
IBD-related functional disability decreases in both Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis patients who engage in moderate to high physical activity levels.
The observational study focused on a large cohort of inflammatory bowel disease patients, and
Results indicate the importance of promoting physical activity as a potential therapeutic approach for managing IBD.
Abstract
In a large cohort of IBD patients, moderate and high PA was associated with higher rates of clinical remission in patients with CD and lower IBD-related disability in both CD and UC patients.