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Adiposity Is Associated With Early Reduction In Bone Mass In Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Nithya Setty-Shah, Louise S. Maranda, Benjamin U. Nwosu
Adiposity Is Associated With Early Reduction In Bone Mass In Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Nithya Setty-Shah, Louise S. Maranda, Benjamin U. Nwosu
Benjamin U. Nwosu
Background: The effect of adiposity on bone mass in the early phases of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in children and adolescents is unclear.
Aims: To determine the role of adiposity on bone mass in the first 3 years of diagnosis of IBD.
Hypothesis: Increased adiposity will be associated with increased bone mass in both the controls and IBD subjects.
Setting: University tertiary institution.
Methods: Height-adjusted bone mineral density (BMD) z-scores of 25 subjects, age 13.97 ± 2.70y, diagnosed with IBD for < 4 years were compared to 24 controls, age 13.65 ± 2.60y. Overweight was defined as BMI of ≥85th but <95th percentile, and obesity as BMI ≥95thpercentile. Severity of IBD was determined by the Pediatric …95