Open AccessBone mineral density loss in patients with cirrhosis
Author(s) -
Ibrahim N. Muhsen,
Omar AlFreihi,
Faisal Abaalkhail,
Abdullah Alkhenizan,
Mohammed Q. Khan,
Abdelmoneim Eldali,
Fahad Alsohaibani
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/sjg.sjg_74_18
Subject(s) - medicine , osteopenia , bone mineral , osteoporosis , femoral neck , cirrhosis , vitamin d and neurology , densitometry , gastroenterology , body mass index , liver disease , chronic liver disease , sarcopenia , univariate analysis , bone density , multivariate analysis
Evidence of increased risk of osteoporosis and osteopenia in chronic liver disease and cirrhosis is inconsistent. This study aims to investigate this relationship and to identify the predictors of increased loss of bone mineral density in Saudi patients.