Trabecular bone density in premenopausal rheumatoid arthritis patients
| Autor: | Kalla, AA, Bewerunge, L, Langley, A, Meyers, OL, Fataar, AB |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Zdroj: | South African Medical Journal; Vol 92, No 1 (2002); 62-68 |
| ISSN: | 2078-5135 0256-9574 |
| Popis: | Objective. This study was undertaken to compare trabecular bone mineral density (BMD) in premenopausal rheumatoid arthritis. (RA) patients and normal age-matched controls.Method. A protocol was designed to record age, duration of disease, use of corticosteroids (CS) and/ or slow-acting antirheumatic drug (SAARD) therapy together with duration of such therapy. BMD was measured using the Hologic QDR 1 000 dual energy X-ray absorptiometer. The first four lumbar vertebrae and the left femur were measured in 56 RA patients and 165 controls. Height and weight were measured. Comparisons were made between RA patients and controls, as well as between subgroups of RA patients based on CS therapy.Results. Patients with RA had significantly lower BMD (P |
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