Open AccessIs osteoporosis a peculiar association with primary biliary cirrhosis?
Author(s) -
Annarosa Floreani
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v11.i34.5347
Subject(s) - medicine , osteoporosis , primary biliary cirrhosis , gastroenterology , vitamin d and neurology , bone mineral , cirrhosis , liver disease , bone density , endocrinology
(1) To compare the prevalence of osteoporosis (t-score < or =-2.5 SD) between stage IV PBC patients, and two groups of age- and sex-matched controls: one with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related cirrhosis, and the other one consisting of a group of healthy subjects from the general population; (2) to identify the main risk factors for the development of bone loss.