Osteoporosis is a common complication in IBD. In a retrospective study of patients with IBD (59 men, 115 women), 38.5% had impaired bone mineral density. Furthermore, men were diagnosed more often with osteopenia or osteoporosis than women (55.9% versus 29.6%), with a risk of bone disease comparable to postmenopausal women. Men with IBD are therefore also at high risk of osteoporosis, particularly when treated with corticosteroids, and might warrant careful monitoring.
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Walldorf, J. et al. Health care for osteoporosis in inflammatory bowel disease: unmet needs in care of male patients? J. Crohns Colitis doi:10.1016/j.crohns.2012.12.008
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Osteoporosis in IBD—men are also at risk. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 10, 128 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2013.24
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