title: [Osteopenia in chronic inflammatory bowel diseases. Results of a cross-sectional study using quantitative computerized tomography].
abstract: 53 unselected patients with Crohn's disease (CD) (35 female, 18 men; mean age: 32.3 +/- 12.5 y.; mean duration of CD: 78.6 +/- 65.7 months) and 23 patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) (8 female, 15 men; mean age: 43.7 +/- 17.9 y.; mean duration of UC: 100.7 +/- 86.0 months) were examined by quantitative computertomography (lumbar spine 1-3). Incipient (manifest) osteopenia (OP) was defined as a reduced axial bone mineral density from -1 standard deviations (SD) to -2 (SD) (< -2SD) as compared to a control Group. Reduced bone mineral density was found in 30.2% (16/53) of patients with CD and 9% (2/23) with UC (p < 0.05). In particular 12/53 pts. (22.6%) with CD and 1/23 pts. (4.35%) with UC showed incipient OP, whereas 4/53 pts. (7.5%) with CD and 1/23 pts. (4.35%) with UC showed manifest OP. With respect to the location of CD the mean relative bone density (SD) was found to be significantly lower in patients with ileal involvement of CD (-0.88 +/- 0.8 SD; n = 39) as compared to patients with colonic involvement (-0.09 +/- 0.86 SD; n = 14) and UC (-0.09 +/- 0.55 SD; n = 23) (p < 0.05). No significant correlation to the duration of the disease was found. Previous therapy with steroids led to lower mineral bone density as compared to untreated patients. As a trend duration of steroid treatment and bone density were shown to be correlated inversely.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Gastroenterologie und Hepatologie, Berufsgenossenchaftliche Kliniken Bergmannsheil, Universitätsklinik, Bochum.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tromm
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rickels
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hüppe
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Wiebe
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: May
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D015519:Bone Density / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D001851:Bone Diseases, Metabolic / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000187:drug effects; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones
vernacular_title: Osteopenie bei chronisch entzündlichen Darmerkrankungen. Ergebnisse einer Querschnittsuntersuchung mittels quantitativer Computertomographie.