From: Growth, puberty, and bone health in children and adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease
 | Spine BMD ≤ -2 SDS (n = 25) | Spine BMD > -2 SDS (n = 94) | P value |
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Sex (male:female) | 13:12 | 66:28 | Â |
Age at diagnosis, years | 14.3 ± 1.5 | 13.5 ± 2.1 | 0.057 |
PCDAI | 36.56 ± 20.16 | 31.82 ± 17.80 | 0.410 |
Delayed puberty | 8/25 | 3/94 | < 0.001 |
Height-SDS at diagnosis | -1.47 ± 1.11 | -0.11 ± 0.90 | < 0.001 |
Weight-SDS at diagnosis | -2.40 ± 1.45 | -0.99 ± 1.23 | < 0.001 |
BMI-SDS at diagnosis | -2.07 ± 1.36 | -1.19 ± 1.35 | 0.009 |
Calcium, mg/dL | 8.67 ± 0.57 | 8.94 ± 0.46 | 0.082 |
Phosphorus, mg/dL | 5.07 ± 0.53 | 4.28 ± 0.75 | 0.053 |
Alkaline phosphatase, IU/L | 111.56 ± 38.04 | 124.65 ± 46.64 | 0.268 |
IGF-1 SDS | -1.50 ± 1.46 | -1.00 ± 1.21 | 0.169 |
IGFBP-3 SDS | -6.64 ± 21.53 | -1.21 ± 1.21 | 0.102 |
TSH, µIU/mL | 2.40 ± 1.25 | 2.04 ± 1.39 | 0.222 |
Free T4, ng/dL | 1.37 ± 0.15 | 1.40 ± 0.20 | 0.608 |
LH, IU/L | 2.19 ± 2.04 | 2.71 ± 1.58 | 0.088 |
FSH, IU/L | 4.18 ± 2.79 | 2.90 ± 2.04 | 0.098 |
Estradiol, pg/mL | 17.34 ± 11.35 | 12.93 ± 3.81 | 0.657 |
Testosterone, ng/mL | 1.71 ± 1.69 | 2.54 ± 2.16 | 0.323 |
25(OH)D3, ng/mL | 14.01 ± 5.71 | 14.26 ± 6.52 | 0.874 |
Lumbar BMD Z-score | -2.34 ± 0.93 | -0.39 ± 1.07 | < 0.001 |