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Bone mineral density and nutritional status in children withchronic inflammatory bowel disease
Authors:A Boot   J Bouquet   E Krenning     Keizer-... S M P F de Muinck
Abstract:Background—Osteoporosis has been reported inadult patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
Aims—To evaluate bone mineral density (BMD),nutritional status, and determinants of BMD in children withinflammatory bowel disease.
Patients—Fifty five patients (34 boys and 21 girls, age range 4-18) were studied; 22 had Crohn's disease and 33 ulcerative colitis.
Methods—Lumbar spine and total body BMD, and bodycomposition were assessed by dual energy x rayabsorptiometry (DXA). Results were expressed as standard deviationscores (SDS). Lean body mass was also assessed by bioelectricalimpedance analysis (BIA). Yearly measurements during two years wereperformed in 21patients.
Results—The mean SDS of lumbar spine BMD andtotal body BMD were significantly lower than normal (−0.75 and−0.95, both p<0.001). Height SDS and body mass index SDS were alsodecreased. The decrease in BMD SDS could not be explained by delay inbone maturation. The cumulative dose of prednisolone correlatednegatively with lumbar spine BMD SDS (r=−0.32, p<0.02).Body mass index SDS correlated positively with total body BMD SDS(r=0.36, p<0.02). Patients with Crohn's disease hadsignificantly lower lumbar spine and total body BMD SDS than patientswith ulcerative colitis, even after adjustment for cumulative dose ofprednisolone. In the longitudinal data cumulative dose of prednisolonebetween the measurements correlated negatively with the change inlumbar spine and total body BMD SDS. Lean tissue mass measured by DXAhad a strong correlation with lean body mass measured by BIA(r=0.98).
Conclusions—Children with inflammatory boweldisease have a decreased BMD. Children with Crohn's disease have ahigher risk of developing osteopaenia than children with ulcerativecolitis. Corticosteroid therapy and nutritional status areimportant determinants of BMD in these patients.

Keywords:bone mineral density; inflammatory bowel disease; children; nutritional status; corticosteroid treatment; bodycomposition

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