Publications by authors named "Denia Stabroth-Akil"
Purpose: Obesity is a risk factor for inflammatory diseases such as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, pancreatitis, and Crohn's disease. The effect of being overweight or obese on the severity and clinical course of ulcerative colitis (UC) was assessed in a retrospective analysis of data from 2000-2006.
Methods: Two hundred and two consecutive UC patients were categorized according to body mass index (BMI).