Open AccessBone Mineral Density Screening and the Frequency of Osteopenia/Osteoporosis in Turkish Adult Patients With Celiac Disease
Author(s) -
Süleyman Sayar,
Hüseyin Aykut,
Özkan Kaya,
Kemal Kürbüz,
Çağatay Ak,
Pınar Gökçen,
Nermin Mutlu Bilgiç,
Gupse Adalı,
Resul Kahraman,
Levent Doganay,
Kamil Özdil
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the turkish journal of gastroenterology/the turkish journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2148-5607
pISSN - 1300-4948
DOI - 10.5152/tjg.2021.20313
Subject(s) - medicine , osteopenia , osteoporosis , bone mineral , femur , pediatrics , gastroenterology , surgery
The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of osteopenia and osteoporosis in adult patients with celiac disease (CD) at diagnosis and/or in the follow-up after a gluten-free diet (GFD).