Fracture risk in people with celiac disease: a population-based cohort study

• Published in: Gastroenterology (New York, N.Y. 1943) Vol. 125; no. 2; p. 429
• Main Authors: West, Joe, Logan, Richard F A, Card, Tim R, Smith, Chris, Hubbard, Richard
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.08.2003
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Celiac Disease - complications; Child; Child, Preschool; Cohort Studies; Female; Fractures, Bone - epidemiology; Fractures, Bone - etiology; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Male; Middle Aged; Risk
• ISSN: 0016-5085
• DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5085(03)00891-6

People with celiac disease are at risk of developing osteoporosis, but the extent of any increased fracture risk is unclear. We performed a population-based cohort study by using the General Practice Research Database to quantify the fracture risk in people with celiac disease compared with the gene...