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ArticleAnnals of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism2023

Factors affecting bone mineral density in children and adolescents with secondary osteoporosis.

Min Jeong Jang, Chungwoo Shin, Seongkoo Kim, Jae Wook Lee, Nack-Gyun Chung, Bin Cho, Min Ho Jung, Byung-Kyu Suh, Moon Bae Ahn

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Article in Annals of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism, 2023. 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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Min Jeong JangDepartment of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Chungwoo ShinDepartment of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Seongkoo KimDepartment of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Jae Wook LeeDepartment of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Nack-Gyun ChungDepartment of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Bin ChoDepartment of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Min Ho JungDepartment of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Byung-Kyu SuhDepartment of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Moon Bae AhnDepartment of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Catholic University of Korea · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study aimed to investigate the clinical factors associated with bone mineral density (BMD) among children and adolescents with osteoporosis secondary to treatment for underlying clinical conditions.

methodsWe retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients aged 10-18 years and evaluated them for lumbar spine BMD (LSBMD) after treatment for underlying diseases, including hemato-oncologic, rheumatologic system, and inflammator y bowel diseases. LSBMD measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) performed from March 2019 to March 2021 was evaluated. We analyzed 117 patients who underwent initial DXA after treatment for underlying diseases.

resultsSubjects in this study had multiple underlying diseases: hemato-oncologic (78.6%), rheumatologic (11.1%), and inflammatory bowel diseases (10.3%). There was no significant association between the z-score and bone metabolic markers (P>0.05). However, higher cumulative glucocorticoid (GC) dose significantly reduced LSBMD z-score (P=0.029). Moreover, the association between cumulative dose of GC and initial z-score of LSBMD was significant in logarithmic regression analysis (P=0.003, R2=0.149). GC accumulation was a significant risk factor for vertebral fracture when the initial BMD was evaluated after treatment (P=0.043). Bone metabolic markers did not significantly influence the risk of vertebral fracture.

conclusionInitial bone mass density of the lumbar spine evaluated after long-term GC use for underlying diseases is a predictor of further vertebral fractures.

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Bone mineral densityDual-energy x-ray absorptiometrySecondary osteoporosis

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