Prenatal and Perinatal Characteristics Associated with Pediatric-Onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease

BACKGROUND: The majority of studies that report early life risk factors for pediatric-onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) do not account for potential confounding, which can lead to spurious associations and incorrect inferences. AIMS: To assess the relationship between prenatal and perinatal characteristics and the risk of pediatric-onset IBD accounting for potential confounding. METHODS: We conducted a nested case-control study of 189 cases aged

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