Bone health in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

• Published in: Annals of the rheumatic diseases Vol. 80; no. 11; p. e179
• Main Authors: Lai, Shih-Wei, Kuo, Yu-Hung, Liao, Kuan-Fu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and European League Against Rheumatism 01.11.2021; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Bone and Bones; Bone Density; Bone Mineral Density; Correspondence; Falls; Fractures; Humans; Lupus; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - complications; Osteoporosis; Osteoporosis - epidemiology; Osteoporosis - etiology; Risk groups; Systemic Lupus Erythematosus; United States > US; South Korea; Taiwan; Systemic Lupus Erythematosus; Bone Mineral Density; Osteoporosis

In order to support the Orsolini et al’s comments and to test the association between systemic lupus erythematosus and major osteoporotic fractures, a preliminary cohort study was performed using the 2005–2012 database of the Taiwan National Health Insurance Program with 23 million persons living in...