Association of bone mineral density and potential risk factors for osteoporosis in patients with severe haemophilia A.

Monika Maria BiernatDiana JędrzejukDonata Urbaniak-KujdaPaweł BiernatMagdalena Laszkowska-LewkoMarcin LandwójtowiczEwelina MajdakMaria Podolak-DawidziakTomasz Wróbel

Published in: Haemophilia : the official journal of the World Federation of Hemophilia (2023)

This study confirms the prevalence of low BMD and BMC in patients with haemophilia in Poland. Factors that contribute to low BMD are primarily vitamin D deficiency, low BMI, high neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio, and low testosterone/oestradiol ratio.

Keyphrases

bone mineral density
postmenopausal women
body composition
body mass index
physical activity
climate change
peripheral blood
weight loss
drug induced