Gastrointestinal symptoms and bowel habits in 53 046 healthy Danish blood donors: a nationwide cross-sectional study
Most healthy adults, especially women younger than 50 years, experience gastrointestinal symptoms. Symptom phenotypes strongly correlate with sex, age, and bowel habits.
Authors
- Mie Topholm Bruun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8819-5388)
- Thorsten Brodersen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4431-9972)
- Christina Mikkelsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2945-6197)
- Erik Sørensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5002-9077)
- Anne Karmisholt Grosen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4088-1239)
- Christian Lodberg Hvas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7973-7184)
- Henrik Hjalgrim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4436-6798)
- Jens Kjærgaard Boldsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8139-1642)
- Simon Mark Dahl Baunwall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5135-7435)
- Ole Birger Pedersen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2312-5976)
- Jens Frederik Dahlerup (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1587-7636)
- Sisse Rye Ostrowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5288-3851)
- Mikkel Steen Petersen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7760-6797)
- Bitten Aagaard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8306-1332)
- Janna Nissen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8891-8451)
- Khoa Manh Dinh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1881-5673)
- Klaus Rostgaard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6220-9414)
- Christian Erikstrup
Institutions
- Statens Serum Institut (DK)
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Aarhus University (DK)
- Aalborg University Hospital (DK)
- Novo Nordisk Foundation (DK)
- Odense University Hospital (DK)
- Aarhus University Hospital (DK)
- Copenhagen University Hospital (DK)
- Danish Cancer Society (DK)
- Zealand University Hospital Køge (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open Gastroenterology
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgast-2024-001518
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.62
Funders
- Innovationsfonden
- Novo Nordisk
- Novo Nordisk Fonden