Bone Mineral Density

WASHINGTON — Although even low-dose prednisone significantly increases the risk for fracture in systemic lupus erythematosus, there is no increased risk from intramuscular triamcinolone or intravenous methylprednisolone, said a speaker.

Patients with systemic sclerosis demonstrate lower bone mineral density compared with the general population, with significant differences reported in women aged younger than 45 years, according to data published in Rheumatology.

According to published results, severe mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, may be risk factors for decreased bone mineral density, fragility fractures and undiagnosed osteoporosis.

A novel clinical prediction model accurately assessed the 5-year hip fracture risk among the Swedish population without data on bone density, according to published results.

Changes in body composition may correlate with bone mineral density fluctuations in non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease, according to a cohort study.

Rates of osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures have fallen significantly among patients with rheumatoid arthritis over the past 24 years, according to a single-center study published in RMD Open.

Worse physical function may be the factor contributing to an increased fracture risk for women aged 75 to 80 years with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

Two fracture risk assessment tools incorporating femoral neck bone mineral density did not outperform femoral neck BMD alone for predicting hip fractures among adults aged 80 years and older, according to study data.

Published results showed exercise in combination with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist treatment may be an effective weight loss strategy that preserves clinically relevant site-specific bone mineral density.