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MPH Student, Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, USA
Access this article Similar content being viewed by others Abbreviations BMI: Body mass index BSFS: Bristol Stool Form Scale CI: Confidence interval ETS: Environmental tobacco smoke HEI-2015: Healthy Eating Index-2015 IBD: Inflammatory bowel disease ID HPLC-APCI MS/MS: Isotope dilution high-performance liquid chromatography/atmospheric pressure chemical ionization tandem mass spectrometry IQR: Interquartile range LOD: Limit of detection MEC: Mobile Examination Center NET: Neutrophil extracellular trap NHANES: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey OR: Odds ratio PIR: Ratio of family income to poverty RCS: Restricted cubic spline S
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