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| Lima,C.A.; Lyra,A.C.; Mendes,C.M.C.; Lopes,M.B.; Coqueiro,F.G.; Rocha,R.; Santana,G.O.. |
| Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is associated with low bone mineral density (BMD). In this study, the association between disease severity and BMD in patients with IBD was evaluated. Associations between BMD and the Montreal classification, disease activity and drug therapy were also tested. A cross-sectional prevalence study with a comparison group was conducted. One hundred and twenty-eight patients were evaluated: 68 patients with ulcerative colitis (UC), and 60 with Crohn's disease (CD). The control group consisted of 67 healthy subjects. All patients and controls had BMD measured and in IBD patients, current medications, hospitalization, and disease location, extent and phenotype, according to the Montreal classification, were recorded. Multiple... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Bone mineral density; Ulcerative colitis; Crohn’s disease; Inflammatory bowel disease; Osteoporosis. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2017001200614 |
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