Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of 122 patients without compared with 34 patients with osteoporotic vertebral fractures
| 122 patients without fractures | 34 patients with fractures | |
| Sex (M/F) | 56/66 | 16/18 |
| Age (y) (mean (SD)) | 35.25 (11.67) | 38.45 (13.66) |
| Duration of disease (y) | 8.31 (7.81) | 7.43 (4.79) |
| BMI (kg/m2) (mean (SD)) | 21.85 (3.96) | 22.96 (3.87) |
| Nicotine abuses | 59 (48.4%) | 12 (35.3%) |
| Milk intolerance | 36 (29.5%) | 13 (38.2%) |
| Extent of disease: | ||
| Ileal disease | 43 (35.2%) | 9 (26.5%) |
| Colonic disease | 19 (15.6%) | 7 (20.6%) |
| Ileocolonic disease | 60 (49.2%) | 18 (52.9%) |
| Bowel resection | ||
| No previous bowel resection | 67 (55.0%) | 21 (61.7%) |
| Ileal bowel resection | 32 (26.2%) | 8 (23.5%) |
| Colonic bowel resection | 7 (5.7%) | 1 (2.9%) |
| Ileocolonic bowel resection | 16 (13.1%) | 4 (11.9%) |
| Corticosteroids | ||
| No previous use of steroids | 12 (9.8%) | 2 (5.9%) |
| Cumulative dose <10 g | 81 (66.5%) | 25 (73.5%) |
| Cumulative dose >10 g | 29 (23.7%) | 7 (20.6%) |
No significant differences between the two groups.
BMI, body mass index.