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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2016; 22(5): 1854-1858
Published online Feb 7, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i5.1854
Published online Feb 7, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i5.1854
Nutritional status of children with inflammatory bowel disease in Saudi Arabia
Mohammad Issa El Mouzan, Department of Pediatrics, Head, Pediatric IBD Research Group, Member of Prince Abdullah Bin Khalid Celiac Disease Research Chair, King Saud University, Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia
Mohammed Hadi Al Edreesi, Department of Pediatrics, Saudi Aramco Medical Services Organization Dhahran Health Center, Dhahran 31311, Saudi Arabia
Abdulrahman Abdullah Al-Hussaini, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, King Saud Bin Abdul Aziz University for Health Sciences, The Children’s Hospital, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh 11525, Saudi Arabia
Omar Ibrahim Saadah, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine & Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research Group, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
Abdulaziz Abdullatif Al Qourain, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, King Fahad Hospital of the University, Dammam University, Dammam 31952, Saudi Arabia
Mohammad Abdullah Al Mofarreh, Department of Gastroenterology, Mofarreh Poly Clinic, Riyadh 11423, Saudi Arabia
Khalid Abdulrahman Al Saleem, Section of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh 11525, Saudi Arabia
Author contributions: El Mouzan MI designed the study, supervised the data collection and drafted the article; Al Edreesi MH, Saadah OI, Al Qourain AA, Al Mofarreh MA and Al Saleem KA supervised the data collection in their each center and critically reviewed the manuscript; Al-Hussaini AA participated in the data collection and critically reviewed the manuscript.
Supported by The Deanship of Scientific Research at King Saud University through Research Group, No. RG-1436-007.
Institutional review board statement: This report constitutes a portion of the national study of the characteristics of IBD in Saudi children, approved by the Institutional Review Board, College of Medicine, King Saud University (No. 10/2647/IRB).
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Correspondence to: Mohammad Issa El Mouzan, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Head, Pediatric IBD Research Group, Member of Prince Abdullah Bin Khalid Celiac Disease Research Chair, King Saud University, PO Box 2925, Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia. drmouzan@gmail.com
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Received: June 25, 2015
Peer-review started: June 27, 2015
First decision: August 26, 2015
Revised: September 13, 2015
Accepted: November 13, 2015
Article in press: November 13, 2015
Published online: February 7, 2016
Peer-review started: June 27, 2015
First decision: August 26, 2015
Revised: September 13, 2015
Accepted: November 13, 2015
Article in press: November 13, 2015
Published online: February 7, 2016
Core Tip
Core tip: This study is the first from a developing country to demonstrate that a high proportion of children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) presented with overweight instead of the classical underweight. Age stratification revealed a significant variation between Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis in the prevalence of thinness as well as overweight between children < 10 years of age and older children. Physicians caring for children should be aware that children with IBD may present with overweight instead of the classical underweight.