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