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ArticleHepatitis monthly2015

The factors affecting bone density in cirrhosis.

Asghar Hajiabbasi, Afshin Shafaghi, Haniyeh Sadat Fayazi, Irandokht Shenavar Masooleh, Mohammad Hassan Hedayati Emami, Pooneh Ghavidel Parsa, Alireza Amir Maafi

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Article in Hepatitis monthly, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Asghar HajiabbasiGuilan Rheumatology Research Center, Razi Hospital, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, IR Iran.
Afshin ShafaghiGasteroenterology and Liver Disease Research Center, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, IR Iran.
Haniyeh Sadat FayaziRazi Hospital, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, IR Iran.
Irandokht Shenavar MasoolehGuilan Rheumatology Research Center, Razi Hospital, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, IR Iran.
Mohammad Hassan Hedayati EmamiGuilan Rheumatology Research Center, Razi Hospital, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, IR Iran.
Pooneh Ghavidel ParsaGuilan Rheumatology Research Center, Razi Hospital, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, IR Iran.
Alireza Amir MaafiStudent Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, IR Iran.
Guilan University of Medical Sciences · IRRazi Hospital · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBone loss is common in cirrhosis. However, the prevalence of osteopenia and osteoporosis has been heterogeneous in different reports. Reduction in bone formation with or without increase in bone resorption appears to be responsible for bone loss in these patients.

objectivesWe aimed to investigate bone loss in patients with cirrhosis at different anatomical sites and key factors that might affect it. PATIENTS AND

methodsIn this cross-sectional study, 97 patients with cirrhosis who were referred to Razi Hospital, Rasht, Iran, from 2008 to 2010, were studied. Cirrhosis was diagnosed using biopsy and/or clinical and paraclinical findings. Bone mineral densitometry was done in L2 through L4 lumbar spine (LS) and femoral neck (FN), using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) (QDR 1000, Hologic DEXA Inc, Waltham, Massachusetts, the United States). Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 18. A P value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.

resultsA total of 97 patients with cirrhosis (55.7% male) and the mean age of 51 ± 13 years and median body mass index (BMI) of 22.7 kg/m(2) were recruited over a two-year period. Etiologies of cirrhosis were hepatitis C (40.2%), hepatitis B (26.8%), cryptogenic (21.6%), and other causes (11.4%). Child A, B, and C, were seen in 16.5%, 47.4%, and 36.1% of patients, respectively. The DEXA results were abnormal in 78.4% of our participants (osteopenia, 45.4%; osteoporosis, 33%). BMI and calculated glomerular filtration rate (GFRc) had moderate positive and Child score had moderate negative significant correlation with T score in both anatomical sites. There was no significant association between abnormal DEXA and the causes of cirrhosis. The univariate analysis showed that the risk of abnormal results in DEXA was significantly higher in those with low BMI, current smoking, higher Child score, and low GFRc; however, in multivariate analysis, the abnormal results were more frequent in those with lower vitamin D, higher Child score, and less GFRc.

conclusionsAbnormal DEXA was highly prevalent among patients with cirrhosis. The risk of this finding was increased by lower vitamin D levels, advanced disease, and impaired renal function.

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Bone DensityLiver CirrhosisOsteoporosis

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