Abstract:Objective: Malnutrition is a common clinical problem in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). However, a gold standard for the detection of malnutrition in IBD patients is lacking.Methods: A cross-sectional study to assess malnutrition in patients with IBD and healthy controls (HCs). Clinical characteristics (Montreal classification, disease activity, previous surgery) and mutations in the NOD2 gene in patients with Crohn's disease (CD) were obtained. We performed a nutritional assessment with scree… Show more
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