ArticlePakistan journal of medical sciences
Low bone mineral density in chronic hepatitis B virus infection: A case-control study.
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- Bone loss in hepatitis B virus-infected patients can be associated with greater osteoclastic activity independently of the retroviral use.Scientific reports · 2021Trial
- Bone health and chronic viral infections: A narrative literature review.World journal of virology · 2026Review
- Risk factor of osteoporosis in systemic lupus erythematosus patients: a cross-sectional study in a tertiary hospital in Indonesia.Lupus science & medicine · 2026Article
- Association between HBV DNA levels and bone mineral density in antiviral-naive chronic hepatitis B patients.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Article
- Hepatitis-B immune status and vaccination in Family Medicine Practice: A retrospective study.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2024Article
- Analysis of risk factors and development of a nomogram-based prediction model for defective bony non-union.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Association between resolved hepatitis B virus infection and femoral and spinal bone mineral density in American adults: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Article
- An Overview of the Molecular Mechanisms Contributing to Musculoskeletal Disorders in Chronic Liver Disease: Osteoporosis, Sarcopenia, and Osteoporotic Sarcopenia.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
- Hepatic Osteodystrophy-Molecular Mechanisms Proposed to Favor Its Development.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019Review
- Crosssectional Assessment of Bone Mass Density in Adults with Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis C Virus Infection.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Bone mineral density loss in patients with cirrhosis.Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology AssociationArticle
- Investigation of the influential factors for hepatic osteodystrophy in chronic liver disease: A case-control survey among the patients attending a tertiary care hospital in a rural region of Northern India.Tzu chi medical journalArticle
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Abstract
objectiveOsteoporosis is the well-known major complication in chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Fewer reports are available of the relationship between bone loss and chronic HBV infection. We investigated the bone mineral density (BMD) and prevalence of osteoporosis in chronic HBV patients in comparison with healthy subjects.
methodsWe assessed 148 chronic HBV patients and 148 age- and gender-matched healthy controls by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) for determination of BMD. T-score was used to define bone status according to the World Health Organization's classification.
resultsThe BMD values were significantly lower in HBV patients in all scan of specific regions compared with the controls (
conclusionsChronic HBV infection was associated with low BMD and increased the risk of developing subsequent osteoporosis.
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