Prevalence of osteoporosis in patients with liver cirrhosis

Background: In the recent past, numerous researchers have analyzed dissimilar aspects of osteoporosis in liver cirrhosis, we still have deficient indigenous literature. The present study aims to determine the frequency of osteoporosis with liver cirrhosis. Methodology: A prospective observational st...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal of endorsing health science research 2022-08, Vol.10 (3), p.273-278
Hauptverfasser:	Ahmed, Shaista, Iqbal, Sadia, Siddiqui, Afshan, Hassan, Mujtaba, Ahmed, Aisha, Altaf, Anila
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Liver Cirrhosis, Osteoporosis, Bone Mineral Density, Fracture, Child-Pugh Class
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Zusammenfassung:	Background: In the recent past, numerous researchers have analyzed dissimilar aspects of osteoporosis in liver cirrhosis, we still have deficient indigenous literature. The present study aims to determine the frequency of osteoporosis with liver cirrhosis. Methodology: A prospective observational study was carried out at the Tertiary referral center of Karachi. Osteoporosis of liver cirrhosis patients was established as specified by WHO using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) on the L1-L4 spine and having spine bone mineral density (BMD) expressed as T score
ISSN:	2307-3748 2310-3841
DOI:	10.29052/IJEHSR.v10.i3.2022.273-278