TABLE 5.
Variables affecting change in Z-score of spine BMD at 18 mos in ALL, CD and UC participants
| ALL | CD | UC | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VARIABLE | N | R | p | N | R | p | N | R | p |
| ZSBMD (screening) | 41 | −0.319 | 0.04 | ||||||
| ZBMI (screening) | 55 | 0.282 | 0.04 | 41 | 0.36 | 0.02 | |||
| ΔZHt | 54 | 0.452 | 0.001 | 41 | 0.579 | <0.001 | |||
| ΔZ%fat (age) | 48 | −0.309 | 0.03 | ||||||
| Average ESR | 41 | −0.304 | 0.05 | ||||||
| Average PLT | 55 | −0.363 | 0.006 | 41 | −0.309 | 0.05 | 14 | −0.615 | 0.02 |
| Average CRP | 41 | −0.321 | 0.04 | ||||||
| Average albumin | 41 | 0.381 | 0.01 | ||||||
| Average caffeine int | 40 | −0.321 | 0.04 | ||||||
CD: Crohn disease, UC: ulcerative colitis, BMD: bone mineral density, R: correlation coefficient
ZSBMD: spine bone mineral density Z-score, ZBMI: Body mass index Z-score, ΔZHt: change in height Z-score, ΔZ%fat (age): change in percent fat adjusted for age Z-score
ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP: C-reactive protein, PLT: platelets