“…Interestingly, according to the research conducted among Saudi patients, individuals with CD presented reduced BMD more frequently than UC patients. Osteoporosis, in turn, affected 37% and 25% of CD and UC patients, respectively, in comparison to osteopenia which was diagnosed in 19% and 7% of CD and UC patients, respectively [12]. Our study demonstrated significant differences in BMD, the T-score and Z-score of the femoral neck and lumbar spine (L1-L4) between patients suffering from CD, UC and the healthy subjects.…”