Prevalence of frailty among patients with inflammatory bowel disease and its association with clinical outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Studies have reported frailty as an independent risk factor of mortality in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, no systematic review and meta-analysis has been conducted to determine the relationship of frailty and IBD. We aimed to investigate the prevalence...

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Main Authors: Xiangting Huang, Mengmeng Xiao, Benyue Jiang, Xiuzheng Wang, Xiaoyu Tang, Xiao Xu, Ying Chen, Shixuan Wang, Songbo Yan, Siyi Wang, Jiang Wang, Pinglan Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-022-02620-3