Prevalence of osteoporosis, osteopenia and vitamin d deficiency in cirrhotic patients.

Atay K., Hatemi I., Durcan E., Eskazan T., Bozcan S., Sahutoglu T., ...Daha Fazla

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH-INDIA, cilt.28, sa.6, ss.2631-2635, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 28 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Dergi Adı: BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH-INDIA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Chemical Abstracts Core
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2631-2635
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background and aims: Osteoporosis (OP) is a major complication of cirrhosis. It can cause morbidity and mortality due to an increased fracture risk. The aim of this study is to determine the frequency of OP and vitamin D deficiency among patients with cirrhosis and to identify the risk factors associated with OP in these patients.