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ArticleNutrients2025

Sex Differences Outweigh Dietary Factors in Food-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Lea Pueschel, Heiner Wedemeyer, Henrike Lenzen, Miriam Wiestler

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Article in Nutrients, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Lea PueschelDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Infectious Diseases and Endocrinology, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany.ORCID 0009-0000-6807-2615
Heiner WedemeyerDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Infectious Diseases and Endocrinology, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany.
Henrike LenzenDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Infectious Diseases and Endocrinology, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany.
Miriam WiestlerDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Infectious Diseases and Endocrinology, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7644-1529

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PRACTIS Clinician Scientist Program, funded by Hannover Medical School and DFG DFG ME 3696/3
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD), consists of chronic gastrointestinal inflammation, with nutrition playing a significant role in its development. IBD patients often face dietary challenges affecting their quality of life (QoL), yet research on food-related QoL (FR-QoL) and sex-specific differences is limited. It was hypothesized that dietary patterns and choices impact food-related quality of life in IBD and that these effects vary by sex. The objective of this analysis was, therefore, to evaluate the impact of diet on food-related quality of life for men and women with IBD, respectively.

methodsA monocentric, cross-sectional study at a tertiary referral center analyzed the food-related quality of life in 117 women and 116 men with IBD, with a particular focus on dietary choices and patterns. To achieve this, multiple assessment tools, including the German version of the IBD-specific Questionnaire for Food-Related Quality of Life (FR-QoL-29-German) and a validated Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) for dietary behavior, were used. Clinical indices (Harvey-Bradshaw Index (HBI); Partial Mayo Score (PMS)) and biochemical markers (C-reactive protein; fecal calprotectin) were evaluated.

resultsThe FR-QoL-29-German sum score differed significantly between the sexes (

conclusionsThe findings of this study indicate that dietary choices and patterns do not exhibit uniform associations with IBD-related quality of life. In addition, sex differences have been identified as a substantial factor in IBD food-related quality of life.

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DietFeeding BehaviorInflammatory Bowel DiseasesQuality of LifeAdultAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSex FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung Adultdiet diversitydiet qualityfood-related quality of lifeinflammatory bowel diseasesex differences

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PMCPMC11990271

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