Open AccessFrequency of low bone mineral density in Saudi patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Author(s) -
Mona H Ismail,
Abdulmohsen H. Al-Elq,
Mahdi E Al-Jarodi,
Nahla Azzam,
Abdulrahman Aljebreen,
Sami Al-Momen,
Bahaa Bseiso,
Fatma A. Al-Mulhim,
Abdulaziz AlQuorain
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.96458
Subject(s) - medicine , osteopenia , osteoporosis , bone mineral , ulcerative colitis , inflammatory bowel disease , body mass index , bone density , gastroenterology , disease
Metabolic bone disease is common in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Our aim was to determine the frequency of bone loss among Saudi patients with IBD and possible contributing risk factors.