scholarly journals Prevalence of osteoporosis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: A multicenter comparative study of the World Health Organization and fracture risk assessment tool criteria

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 173-178
Author(s):  
Ju-Yang Jung ◽  
Sang Tae Choi ◽  
Sung-Hoon Park ◽  
Seong-Ryul Kwon ◽  
Hyoun-Ah Kim ◽  
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2012 ◽  
Vol 39 (7) ◽  
pp. 1378-1384 ◽  
Author(s):  
JENNIFER J.Y. LEE ◽  
ELAHEH AGHDASSI ◽  
ANGELA M. CHEUNG ◽  
STACEY MORRISON ◽  
ANNE CYMET ◽  
...  

Objective.Women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are at risk of osteoporosis (OP) and fractures because of SLE or its treatments. We aimed to determine in women with SLE (1) the prevalence of low bone mass (LBM) in those < 50 years of age and OP in those > 50 years of age; (2) the 10-year absolute fracture risk in those > 40 years of age using the Canadian Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX); (3) bone quality using hip structural analysis (HSA); and (4) the associations between HSA and age, SLE duration, and corticosteroid exposure.Methods.Women without prior OP fractures were eligible. Bone mineral densities at the hip, spine, and femoral neck were determined using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. OP was determined using World Health Organization definitions for participants aged ≥ 50 years (32.8%), and LBM was defined as Z-scores ≤ −2.0 for those aged < 50 years. For those aged ≥ 40 years (63.5%), the 10-year probabilities of a major fracture (FRAX-Major) and hip fracture (FRAX-Hip) were calculated. FRAX-Major ≥ 20% or Hip ≥ 3% was considered high risk. HSA was done in a subgroup (n = 81) of patients.Results.The study group was 271 women. Mean (SD) age was 43.8 (13.1) years and SLE duration was 11.6 (10.4) years. OP was diagnosed in 14.6% and LBM in 8.8%. FRAX-Major ≥ 20% was seen in 9 patients (5.3%), of whom 6 were taking OP medications. FRAX-Hip ≥ 3% occurred in 16 patients (9.4%), of whom 9 were taking OP medications. Buckling ratio at the left hip narrow neck was positively correlated with FRAX-Major, FRAX-Hip, SLE duration, and duration of corticosteroid use.Conclusion.LBM is prevalent in women with SLE who are < 50 years of age. FRAX may identify those at higher risk of fractures while HSA can assess bone structure noninvasively.


Rheumatology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 60 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Halbert Hernández Negrín

Abstract Background/Aims  There is little research on the mortality of Cuban patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), with not enough impact to recognize SLE as a health problem in the country. Our aim was to identify time trends and geographic variability in the mortality of Cuban patients with SLE. Methods  Mortality data of decedents over 15 years old were retrieved from the Cuban Ministry of Public Health mortality database, based on International Classification of Disease (ICD), Tenth Revision (ICD-10, code M32). We computed age-standardized mortality rate (ASMR) for each year and province as the estimated number of deaths per million inhabitants and its 95% confidence interval (95% CI) using World Health Organization reference population. The 2001-2014 time trends were analyzed using Jointpoint software. Results  Between 2001 and 2014, 1,054 deaths from SLE were found, mostly women (89.0%), white (54.4%) with a median age of 43 years (interquartile range: 34-53). In 2014 the ASMR caused by SLE per million inhabitants was 14.4 (95% CI: 10.9 to 18.4) in women and 1.3 (95% CI: 0.5 to 3.2) in men. A growing time trend was identified in the ASMR by SLE throughout the period (average annual percentage change [AAPC]: 1.6; 95% CI: 0.6 to 2.6), highest in males (AAPC: 5.6; 95% CI: 1.7 to 9.7) than in females (AAPC: 1.2; 95% CI: 0.3 to 2.0). The highest mortality in women was concentrated in the provinces of Camagüey, Las Tunas and Granma, and in the case of men, in Havana and Ciego de Ávila. Conclusion  The variation in the magnitude of the risk of dying from SLE over time and geographic areas indicates the possible influence of biological, environmental, socioeconomic and health systems factors. The growing trend in SLE mortality in Cuba demands its recognition as an important health problem and immediate actions that help mitigate it. Disclosure  H. Hernández Negrín: None.


2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 1510.3-1510
Author(s):  
L. Kondrateva ◽  
T. Popkova ◽  
E. Nasonov ◽  
A. Lila

Background:The complement system is a recognized biomarker for diagnosis or monitoring of disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients (pts). But on the other hand, it has been linked to insulin resistance and obesity in general population.Objectives:To find out whether overweight/obesity can modify C3 or C4 levels in SLE pts.Methods:A total of 92 SLE pts (83 women, 9 men, 39 [34;47] years old) were enrolled in the study. Median disease duration was 6[2;14] years, and SLE activity using SLEDAI-2K was 4[2;8]. SLE pts were treated with glucocorticoids (89%), hydroxychloroquine (78%), immunosuppressants (28%), biologics (10%). The overweight/obesity status was determined by World Health Organization criteria in patients with body mass index (BMI) ≥25kg/m2.Results:Overweight/obesity were established in 46% SLE pts. Overweight/obese SLE pts were older than pts with normal BMI (40[36;48] vs 37[31;44] years, р=0,02), and had lower SLEDAI-2K (3[2;6] vs 6[4;8], p<0,01). Lower C3 concentrations were found in 36% overweight/obese pts vs 68% pts with normal weight (р<0,01), decreased C4 levels - in 19% vs 30% pts (p=0,33), median C3 concentrations were 0,98[0,81;1,14] g/l vs 0,84[0,69;0;96] g/l (р<0,01), and C4 levels were 0,15[0,10;0,19] g/l vs 0,12[0,09;0,16] g/l, respectively (p=0,03). C3 and C4 levels negatively correlated with SLEDAI-2K (r=-0,5, p<0,01 for both), the effect was more strongly pronounced in patients with BMI≥25kg/m2 (r=-0,6, p<0,01 for both) than in those with normal weight (r=-0,2, p=0,09 for C3, r=-0,3, p=0,04 for C4).Conclusion:Overweight/obesity status in SLE pts was associated with increased levels of complement proteins, therefore decreased C3 or C4 levels in patients with BMI≥25kg/m2 are more likely related to disease activity and, can potentially induce SLE flares.Disclosure of Interests: :None declared


Risk Analysis ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 1072-1081 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer L. Kriss ◽  
Roselina J. De Wee ◽  
Eugene Lam ◽  
Reinhard Kaiser ◽  
Messeret E. Shibeshi ◽  
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Risk Analysis ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 1063-1071 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kapil Goel ◽  
Saroj Naithani ◽  
Dheeraj Bhatt ◽  
Ajay Khera ◽  
Umid M. Sharapov ◽  
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