Bone mineral density in patients diagnosed with giant cell arteritis taking glucocorticoids: a case-control study.

Adam GeressuZain SultanMarwan Bukhari

Published in: Rheumatology advances in practice (2023)

The study has shown that patients diagnosed with GCA receiving GC treatment have a lower BMD at the right femoral neck, left total hip and right total hip compared with controls in patients of the same age and biological sex after adjusting for height and weight.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
total hip
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
bone mineral density
chronic kidney disease
total knee arthroplasty
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
body composition
physical activity
patient reported outcomes
mass spectrometry
high resolution
weight gain
giant cell