Bager and colleagues investigated the prevalence and characteristics of fatigue in 425 patients with IBD from six outpatient centers in Denmark. Fatigue was measured using the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory. The researchers found that approximately 44% of patients were fatigued. Fatigue was most marked in patients <60 years old; anemia or iron deficiency did not seem to be associated with increased fatigue.
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Bager, P. et al. Fatigue in out-patients with inflammatory bowel disease is common and multifactorial. Aliment. Pharmacol. Ther. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2036.2011.04914.x
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Fatigue is common in patients with IBD. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 9, 5 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2011.229
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