Obesity is related to multiple functional abdominal diseases.

Teitelbaum, Jonathan E; Sinha, Prerna; Micale, Maria; Yeung, Steven; Jaeger, Joseph · J Pediatr · 2009

cross_sectional · Level IV

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Abstract

Analysis of the body mass index of pediatric patients with gastrointestinal complaints as a whole and by disease subgroup revealed a greater percentage of obese patients with constipation, gastroesophageal reflux, irritable bowel syndrome, encopresis, and functional abdominal pain compared with local and New Jersey control populations.

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