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ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2020

Prevalence and risk factors for bone loss in Southern Chinese with rheumatic diseases.

Zhuoran Hu, Shuiming Xu, He Lin, Weifeng Ni, Qingyuan Yang, Jun Qi, Keqian Du, Jieruo Gu, Zhiming Lin

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Article in BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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  1. Prevalence and relative risk of fractures and osteoporosis in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2026
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  5. Risk factors of primary SjögrenZhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences · 2024
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9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Zhuoran HuDivision of Rheumatology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 600 Tianhe Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, 510630, China.
Shuiming XuDivision of Rheumatology, Ganzhou Municipal Hospital, Ganzhou, 341000, China.
He LinDivision of Rheumatology, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, 350000, China.
Weifeng NiDivision of Rheumatology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, 515000, China.
Qingyuan YangDivision of Rheumatology, Ganzhou Municipal Hospital, Ganzhou, 341000, China.
Jun QiDivision of Rheumatology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 600 Tianhe Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, 510630, China.
Keqian DuDivision of Rheumatology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 600 Tianhe Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, 510630, China.
Jieruo GuDivision of Rheumatology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 600 Tianhe Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, 510630, China. gujieruo@163.com.
Zhiming LinDivision of Rheumatology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 600 Tianhe Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, 510630, China. lzm-zj99@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9341-4303
Sun Yat-sen University · CNGanzhou People's Hospital · CNFujian Provincial Hospital · CNShantou University · CN

Funding

Distinguished Young Scholar Candidates Programme for The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University and Pearl River Nova Program of Guangzhou 201610010005Foundation for Distinguished Young Talents in Higher Education of Guangdong 2014A030306039High-level personnel of special support program for Technology Innovative Talents and the Top Young of Guangdong Province 2015TQ01R516
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroudThis study is to explore the prevalence of different stages of bone loss and the potential risk factors in rheumatic patients.

methodA cross-sectional study recruits 1398 rheumatic patients and 302 healthy subjects. Demographic data, blood, and bone mineral density (BMD) tests are collected. Risk factors for bone loss in rheumatic patients are analyzed by logistic regression.

results(1) Rheumatic patients are consisted of 40.0% rheumatoid arthritis (RA), 14.7% systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), 14.2% osteoarthritis (OA), 9.2% ankylosing spondylosis (AS), 7.9% gout, 7.0% primary Sjogren syndrome (pSS), 3.8% systemic sclerosis (SSc), and 3.2% mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD). (2) In male patients aged under 50 and premenopausal female patients, the bone mineral density score of AS (53.9%, P < 0.001) and SLE (39.6%, P = 0.034) patients is lower than the healthy controls (18.2%). (3) Osteopenia and osteoporosis are more prevailing in male patients aged or older than 50 and postmenopausal female patients with RA (P < 0.001), OA (P = 0.02) and SLE (P = 0.011) than healthy counterparts. (4) Those with SLE, RA and AS gain the highest odd ratio of 'score below the expected range for age', osteopenia and osteoporosis, respectively. (5) Age, female, low BMI and hypovitaminosis D are found negatively associated with bone loss. Dyslipidemia and hyperuricemia could be protective factors.

conclusionYoung patients with AS and SLE have a significant higher occurrence of bone loss, and older patients with RA, OA and SLE had higher prevalence than healthy counterparts. SLE, RA, SSc and AS were founded significant higher risks to develop into bone loss after adjustment. Age, BMI and gender were commonly-associated with bone loss in all age-stratified rheumatic patients. These findings were not markedly different from those of previous studies.

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Absorptiometry, PhotonAdultAgedAge FactorsArthritis, RheumatoidBone DensityCase-Control StudiesChinaCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGoutHumansLogistic ModelsLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMaleMiddle AgedBone mineral densityOsteopeniaOsteoporosisRheumatic patients

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