Risk Factors for Worsening of Bone Loss in Patients Newly Diagnosed with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Table 1
Clinical characteristics.
Characteristics
IBD
CD
UC
Number of patients
639
384
255
Age at diagnosis (year)
0.405
Male sex,
340 (53.2)
202 (52.6)
138 (54.1)
0.707
Smoking,
278 (43.5)
182 (47.4)
96 (37.6)
0.015
Ex-smokers
45 (16.8)
17 (9.9)
28 (29.2)
Active
223 (83.2)
155 (90.1)
68 (70.8)
Alcohol intake,
233 (36.5)
131 (34.1)
102 (40)
0.121
Symptoms duration (months)
<0.001
Menopause,
43 (14.4)
25 (13.7)
18 (15.4)
0.692
Body composition
BMI (kg/m2)
0.048
FMI (kg/height m2)
0.487
ASMI (kg/height m2)
0.010
Biochemical characteristics
CRP (mg/L)
0.229
Albumin (g/L)
<0.001
Calcium (mmol/L)
0.173
Phosphorus (mmol/L)
0.017
Data are presented as (range) or . Abbreviations: BMI: body mass index; FMI: fat mass index; ASMI: appendicular skeletal muscle index; CRP: C-reactive protein.
