Liver Enzymes and Bone Mineral Density in the General Population
Author(s) -
Lutz Philipp Breitling
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2015-2016
Subject(s) - bone mineral , aspartate transaminase , osteoporosis , alanine transaminase , medicine , confounding , endocrinology , bone density , population , femoral neck , transaminase , physiology , biology , alkaline phosphatase , enzyme , environmental health , biochemistry
Liver enzyme serum levels within and just above the normal range are strong predictors of incident morbidity and mortality in the general population. However, despite the close links between hepatic pathology and impaired bone health, the association of liver enzymes with osteoporosis has hardly been investigated.
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