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Table 3 Incidence of osteopenia and osteoporosis in microscopic colitis, Crohn's disease and healthy controls.

From: Low bone mass in microscopic colitis

 

MC

significance

(MC vs. CD)

CD

HC

incidence of low bone mass

57%**

ns.

46%**

10,7%

osteoporosis

1 (7%)

ns.

5 (17.8%)

0

osteopenia

7 (50%)**

ns.

12 (42%)**

3 (10.7%)

  1. (MC: microscopic colitis, CD: Crohn's disease; HC: healthy controls; paired and independent sample Student's t-tests were applied. The results are presented as mean ± standard deviation; * = p < 0.05 and ** = p < 0.01 compared to HC, ns = not significant.)
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BMC Gastroenterology

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