Fracture risk is increased in Crohn's disease, but not in ulcerative colitis

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Abstract
AIMS To study fracture rates and risk factors for fractures in patients with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. METHODS 998 self administered questionnaires were issued to members of the Danish Colitis/Crohn Association, and 1000 questionnaires were issued to randomly selected control subjects. 845 patients (84.5%) and 645 controls (65.4%) returned the questionnaire (pRESULTS Analysis was performed on 383 patients with Crohn's disease (median age 39, range 8–82 years; median age at diagnosis 26, range 1–75 years), 434 patients with ulcerative colitis (median age 39, range 11–86 years; median age at diagnosis 29, range 10–78 years), and 635 controls (median age 43, range 19–93 years, pCONCLUSIONS An increased risk of low energy fractures was observed in female patients with Crohn's disease, but not in male patients with Crohn's disease or in patients with ulcerative colitis.