Serum Interleukin 6, Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) Score and Phase Angle in Patients with Crohn’s Disease

• Published in: Nutrients Vol. 15; no. 8; p. 1953
• Main Authors: Cioffi, Iolanda, Scialò, Filippo, Di Vincenzo, Olivia, Gelzo, Monica, Marra, Maurizio, Testa, Anna, Castiglione, Fabiana, Vitale, Maria, Pasanisi, Fabrizio, Santarpia, Lidia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 18.04.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Adult; adults; Anthropometry; Biomarkers; blood serum; Body composition; Body mass index; C-reactive protein; Classification; Complications and side effects; Crohn Disease - complications; Crohn Disease - drug therapy; Crohn's disease; Cytokines; Development and progression; digestive tract; Evaluation; Health aspects; Hospitals; Humans; Inflammation; Inflammation - complications; Interleukin-6; Malnutrition; Malnutrition - complications; Measurement; medical treatment; Middle Aged; Nutrition Assessment; Nutritional Status; Ostomy; Prognosis; Protein-Energy Malnutrition - complications; Remission (Medicine); Retrospective Studies; risk; Risk factors; Surgery; Young Adult; Italy; Canada; Montreal Quebec Canada; United States > US; c reactive protein; malnutrition; phase angle; inflammatory bowel disease; CONUT score

Crohn’s disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory disorder that may occur in any segment of the gastrointestinal tract. Asymptomatic or untreated inflammation along with malnutrition can often coexist in patients with CD, impairing clinical outcomes, therefore the aim of this study was to assess the re...