AUTHOR=Chu Xiaotian , Chen Xuanfu , Zhang Huimin , Wang Yufang , Guo Hong , Chen Yan , Liu Xiaowei , Zhu Zhenhua , He Yao , Ding Xueli , Wang Qunying , Zheng Changqing , Cao Xiaocang , Yang Hong , Qian Jiaming TITLE=Association of diet and outdoor time with inflammatory bowel disease: a multicenter case-control study using propensity matching analysis in China JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health VOLUME=Volume 12 - 2024 YEAR=2024 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1368401 DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2024.1368401 ISSN=2296-2565 ABSTRACT=Author contributions: All authors contributed to the diagnosis, inclusion of the patients and data collection. Xiaotian Chu and Xuanfu Chen contributed to research design, data analysis and manuscript draft. Jiaming Qian and Hong Yang contributed to conceptualization and validation of this research. All authors reviewed and made critical revisions to the manuscript. The manuscript has been read and approved by all the authors. Ethical Disclosure: All procedures involving research study participants were approved by the Peking Union Medical College Hospital and the Chinese Academy Medical Science Ethics Committee (JS-347) and other medical centers. Written informed consent was obtained from all subjects.