The association between bilirubin concentrations and inflammatory bowel disease: Insights from a systematic review and meta‐analysis

• Published in: European journal of clinical investigation Vol. 54; no. 11; pp. e14281 - n/a
• Main Authors: Zoroddu, Stefano, Di Lorenzo, Biagio, Paliogiannis, Panagiotis, Mangoni, Arduino A., Carru, Ciriaco, Zinellu, Angelo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.11.2024
• Subjects: Age Factors; Bilirubin; Bilirubin - blood; Bilirubin - metabolism; Biomarkers; Biomarkers - blood; Case-Control Studies; Colitis, Ulcerative - blood; Crohn disease; Crohn Disease - blood; Crohn's disease; Heterogeneity; Humans; Inflammatory bowel disease; Inflammatory bowel diseases; Inflammatory Bowel Diseases - blood; Inflammatory Bowel Diseases - metabolism; Intestine; Meta-analysis; Sensitivity analysis; Subgroups; Systematic review; Ulcerative colitis; bilirubin; Crohn disease; ulcerative colitis; biomarkers; inflammatory bowel disease

Background Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), poses a significant challenge to health care systems because of its chronic nature and increasing global prevalence. Effective management of IBD requires accurate diagnostic tools and biomar...