Bone and body composition analyses by DXA in adults with GH deficiency: effects of long-term replacement therapy.
Alessandro RossiniRoberto LanziCarlotta GaleoneClaudio PelucchiMario PennacchioniFrancesca PerticoneMarcella SirtoriMarco LosaAlessandro RubinacciPublished in: Endocrine (2021)
In AGHD patients long-term rhGH replacement therapy induces a positive effect with regard to bone mass and body composition. A sexual dimorphism in the response to treatment is evident, with males displaying a more favorable outcome.
Keyphrases
- body composition
- replacement therapy
- bone mineral density
- smoking cessation
- resistance training
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- postmenopausal women
- newly diagnosed
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- magnetic resonance imaging
- soft tissue
- magnetic resonance
- computed tomography
- recombinant human