Table 4

Fracture energies before and after diagnosis, stratified by diagnosis

Time Diagnosis Low energy Medium + high energy 2p4-150
After diagnosisCrohn's disease8 (15.7)43 (84.3)0.0001
Ulcerative colitis2 (5.4)35 (94.6)0.30
Controls4 (1.4)275 (98.6)
Before diagnosisCrohn's disease2 (2.2)88 (97.8)0.90
Ulcerative colitis0 (0.0)117 (100.0)0.49
Controls4 (1.4)275 (98.6)
  • Numbers in brackets are percentages.

  • Low energy fractures are fractures occurring after minimal or no trauma; medium and high energy fractures are all other fractures.

  • 4-150 Fisher's exact test for comparison with control subjects.