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Holik D, Včev A, Milostić-Srb A, Salinger Ž, Ivanišević Z, Včev I, Miškulin M. THE EFFECT OF DAILY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON THE ACTIVITY OF INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES IN THERAPY-FREE PATIENTS. Acta Clin Croat 2019; 58:202-212. [PMID: 31819315 PMCID: PMC6884387 DOI: 10.20471/acc.2019.58.02.02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
Abstract
It has been suggested that various environmental factors play a very important role in the etiology of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) and that they have a significant effect on the course of these diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of daily physical activity on the activity of IBDs in therapy-free patients. This cross-sectional population based study was conducted in eastern Croatia from January to June 2016. The study included 312 patients, mean age 49.9±15.0 years, 53.2% of males and 46.8% of females; there were 63.4% of ulcerative colitis (UC) and 36.6% of Crohn’s disease (CD) patients. Sociodemographic characteristics of patients, data on their daily physical activity and type of therapy taken were collected through a specifically designed and validated questionnaire, while the activity of UC and CD was evaluated using the Mayo index and Harvey-Bradshaw index. The study showed that 24.0% of patients were not taking therapy. Daily physical activity was connected to IBD in study patients when taking both diseases collectively (Fisher exact test; p<0.001), as well as to the inactivity of CD (Fisher exact test; p=0.001) and UC (Fisher exact test; p=0.006), when observing each disease separately. Daily physical activity was connected to the inactivity of IBDs in patients not taking therapy. It is necessary to educate all IBD patients about the importance of physical activity in order to control their disease.
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Affiliation(s)
| | - Aleksandar Včev
- 1Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; 2Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; 3Department of Mathematics, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; 4University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia
| | - Andrea Milostić-Srb
- 1Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; 2Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; 3Department of Mathematics, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; 4University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia
| | - Željka Salinger
- 1Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; 2Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; 3Department of Mathematics, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; 4University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia
| | - Zrinka Ivanišević
- 1Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; 2Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; 3Department of Mathematics, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; 4University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia
| | - Ivan Včev
- 1Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; 2Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; 3Department of Mathematics, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; 4University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia
| | - Maja Miškulin
- 1Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; 2Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; 3Department of Mathematics, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; 4University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia
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