Title: Association between avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder risk, dietary attitudes and
behaviors among Chinese patients with inflammatory bowel disease: A cross-sectional study
Version: 1 Date: 23 Jan 2025
Reviewer's report:
The authors confirmed the association between IBD and ARFID and examined the prevalence
of ARFID and its associated factors in a sample of around 500 individuals. They reported that
factors such as having Crohn's disease, having an active disease, having an attitude to managing
symptoms, and having a specific dietary history were associated with ARFID.
Many of the points are similar to those previously reported and there is considered to be little
new evidence. In addition, the low generalisability of the study needs to be discussed in several
respects, including the following.
First, the likelihood that participants in the study would be committed to the diet in the first place
needs to be discussed, and how patients who would not wish to participate in the study would
be treated needs to be fully discussed.
Secondly, the participants were, on average, 37.2 years old (28-46), and it should be mentioned
that most were this young. In other words, it is important to note that the elderly, who are more
prone to nutritional disorders, etc., were not considered.
It should also be mentioned that more than two-thirds of the participants have a university
education or higher. This is because interest in dietetics may be influenced by the presence of
education.
About the results:
Are the results in Table 4 univariate analyses? If they are multivariate analyses, a description
should be added to the Method statistics, and it should also be stated in Table 4 that it is a
multivariate analysis.
If a multivariate analysis has not been performed, this should be clearly stated and the Discussion
should state that the risk factors obtained in this study were univariate and independent.
A satisfactory explanation of the above points and a correction of the article is needed.
Title: Association between avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder risk, dietary attitudes and
behaviors among Chinese patients with inflammatory bowel disease: A cross-sectional study
Version: 1 Date: 23 Jan 2025
Reviewer's report:
The authors confirmed the association between IBD and ARFID and examined the prevalence
of ARFID and its associated factors in a sample of around 500 individuals. They reported that
factors such as having Crohn's disease, having an active disease, having an attitude to managing
symptoms, and having a specific dietary history were associated with ARFID.
Many of the points are similar to those previously reported and there is considered to be little
new evidence. In addition, the low generalisability of the study needs to be discussed in several
respects, including the following.
First, the likelihood that participants in the study would be committed to the diet in the first place
needs to be discussed, and how patients who would not wish to participate in the study would
be treated needs to be fully discussed.
Secondly, the participants were, on average, 37.2 years old (28-46), and it should be mentioned
that most were this young. In other words, it is important to note that the elderly, who are more
prone to nutritional disorders, etc., were not considered.
It should also be mentioned that more than two-thirds of the participants have a university
education or higher. This is because interest in dietetics may be influenced by the presence of
education.
About the results:
Are the results in Table 4 univariate analyses? If they are multivariate analyses, a description
should be added to the Method statistics, and it should also be stated in Table 4 that it is a
multivariate analysis.
If a multivariate analysis has not been performed, this should be clearly stated and the Discussion
should state that the risk factors obtained in this study were univariate and independent.
A satisfactory explanation of the above points and a correction of the article is needed.
Please review this paper.
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Title: Association between avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder risk, dietary attitudes and
behaviors among Chinese patients with inflammatory bowel disease: A cross-sectional study
Version: 1 Date: 23 Jan 2025
Reviewer's report:
The authors confirmed the association between IBD and ARFID and examined the prevalence
of ARFID and its associated factors in a sample of around 500 individuals. They reported that
factors such as having Crohn's disease, having an active disease, having an attitude to managing
symptoms, and having a specific dietary history were associated with ARFID.
Many of the points are similar to those previously reported and there is considered to be little
new evidence. In addition, the low generalisability of the study needs to be discussed in several
respects, including the following.
First, the likelihood that participants in the study would be committed to the diet in the first place
needs to be discussed, and how patients who would not wish to participate in the study would
be treated needs to be fully discussed.
Secondly, the participants were, on average, 37.2 years old (28-46), and it should be mentioned
that most were this young. In other words, it is important to note that the elderly, who are more
prone to nutritional disorders, etc., were not considered.
It should also be mentioned that more than two-thirds of the participants have a university
education or higher. This is because interest in dietetics may be influenced by the presence of
education.
About the results:
Are the results in Table 4 univariate analyses? If they are multivariate analyses, a description
should be added to the Method statistics, and it should also be stated in Table 4 that it is a
multivariate analysis.
If a multivariate analysis has not been performed, this should be clearly stated and the Discussion
should state that the risk factors obtained in this study were univariate and independent.
A satisfactory explanation of the above points and a correction of the article is needed.
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