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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2009; 15(28): 3528-3531
Published online Jul 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3528
Published online Jul 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3528
Table 1 Characteristics of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients and controls n (%), mean ± SD
| IBD patients (n = 111) | Controls (n = 333) | P value | |
| Male:Female | 43:68 | 129:204 | 1.000 |
| Age (yr) | 42.5 ± 14.19 | 43.8 ± 11.2 | 0.368 |
| Postmenopausal women | 29 (42.6) | 83 (40.7) | 0.778 |
| Fractures | 12 (10.8) | 20 (6) | 0.073 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 21.3 ± 4.45 | 23.8 ± 4.47 | < 0.001 |
| Disease duration (yr) | 5.66 ± 5.72 | ||
| Corticosteroid use | 74 (66.7) | 3 (0.9) | < 0.001 |
| Current smokers | 4 (3.6) | 29 (8.7) | 0.094 |
- Citation: Silva AP, Karunanayake AL, Dissanayaka TGI, Dassanayake AS, Duminda HKKT, Pathmeswaran A, Wickramasinghe AR, Silva HJ. Osteoporosis in adult Sri Lankan inflammatory bowel disease patients. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(28): 3528-3531
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v15/i28/3528.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.15.3528