Bone Mineral Density and Vitamin D Values in Behçet’s Disease
Journal Title: Türk Osteoporoz Dergisi - Year 2018, Vol 24, Issue 3
Abstract
Objective: It was aim to compare the bone mineral density (BMD) and 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25-OH vitamin D) values of the patients with Behçet’s disease (BD) according to healthy population. Materials and Methods: A total of 34 patients diagnosed with BD which was 15 males and 19 females (mean age: 35.1±8.6 years; age range: 19 to 50 years), and 29 controls which was 12 males and 17 females (mean age: 36.9±9.2 years; age range: 21 to 51 years) were included in the study. The lumbar spine (L1-L4 total) measurements were made for the axial skeleton BMD values, and femur total and femur neck measurements were used for the appendicular skeleton BMD values. Results: The patients’ lumbar BMD values were significantly (p<0.05) lower than those of the control group. However, the differences between femur total and femur neck values were not significant (p>0.05). There was no significant correlation between the 25-OH vitamin D values and the BMD values of the groups (p>0.05). Conclusion: Even though the BD has a subclinical inflammatory course, it can cause a reduction of BMD by affecting the bone metabolism. Thus, the patients’ BMD values should be followed up, and when required vitamin D supplements should be administered to prevent the development of secondary osteoporosis.
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Ayhan Kul, Akın Erdal
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