Table 2

Prevalence of osteoporosis and osteopenia in patients with longstanding Crohn's disease (n=32), according to the WHO definition

Normal OsteopeniaOsteoporosis
T score >−1T score −1 to −2.5T score <−2.5
(n (%))(n (%))(n (%))
Lumbar spine19 (59) 7 (22)6 (19)
Femoral neck14 (44)16 (50)2 (6)
Total body21 (66) 8 (25)3 (9)
  • T score, one SD of the mean of a young adult sex matched reference population.