[Inflammatory bowel disease and bone decreased bone mineral density].
Metabolic bone diseases such as osteopenia and osteoporosis increase the risk of bone fracture that negatively affects quality of life of individuals. Patients with inflammatory bowel disease(IBD), including ulcerative colitis(UC)and Crohn's disease(CD), have been shown to be at increased risk of decreased bone mineral density, however frequency of metabolic bone disease in IBD and identified risk factors are varied among reports.
The Third Department of Internal Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Japan.
Tadakazu
T
Hisamatsu
Laboratory for Clinical Nutrition, Department of Food and Nutrition,Faculty of Human Life, Jumonji University, Japan.
Yasuyo
Y
Wada
Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Japan.
Takanori
T
Kanai
D015519:Bone Density; D001851:Bone Diseases, Metabolic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors