Bone Mineralization in Celiac Disease

Table 1

Prevalence of low bone mineral density in patients with celiac disease as assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scan at spine.

Authors	Patients characteristics	Low BMD
*McFarlane et al., 1995 [3]	No. 65, on GFD	47%
Walters et al., 1995 [4]	No. 34, on GFD	38%
Valdimarsson et al., 1996 [5]	No. 63, untreated	38%
Bai et al., 1997 [6]	No. 25, untreated	72%
*Kemppainen et al., 1999 [7]	No. 77, on GFD and untreated	26%
Sategna-Guidetti et al., 2000 [8]	No. 86, untreated	66%
Meyer et al., 2001 [9]	No. 128, on GFD and untreated	72%
Motta et al., 2009 [10]	No. 31, on GFD	9%
Vilppula et al., 2011 [11]	No. 35, untreated	62%

BMD: bone mineral density; GFD: gluten-free diet.
*Established as osteoporosis.