62 A meta-analysis of 6 studies found that high levels of physical activity were associated with a reduced risk of developing CD (RR: 0.63; 95% CI, 0.50-0.79) and showed a near-significant reduction in the risk of UC (RR: 0.82; 95% CI, 0.68-1.00). 63 A 2024 meta-analysis confirmed that physical activity was linked to a lower likelihood of developing CD in both cohort (RR: 0.78; 95% CI, 0.68-0.88) and case-control (RR 0.87; 95% CI, 0.79-0.95) studies.
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