Original Article

Vol. 21 No. 3 (2012): Turkish Journal of Nephrology Türk Nefroloji Derneği Dergisi TND Dergisi

Risk Factors for Osteoporosis in Renal Transplant Recipients

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Ahmet KARATAŞ
Emre ERDEM
Coşkun KAYA
Melda DİLEK
Yarkın Kamil YAKUPOĞLU
Ender ÖZDEN
Kuddusi CENGİZ
Nurol ARIK
Tekin AKPOLAT

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The aim of our study was to determine the frequency and risk factors of osteoporosis in patients who had undergone renal transplantation in our clinic and had a functional graft.



MATERIAL and METHODS: This study included 92 patients who had undergone renal transplantation between 1997 and 2010 and whose bone mineral density was measured after transplantation.



RESULTS: Our study included 92 patients. 57 patients (62%) were male and 35 (38%) were female. The mean age of the patients was 36 years (range: 19-62 years). According to the bone mineral density in the femur and/or lumbar vertebrae, 39 (42.4%) patients were normal, 39 (42.4%) had osteopenia and 14 (15.2%) had osteoporosis. There was no statistical relationship between the patients’ age, gender, body mass index, history of parathyroidectomy, total steroid and immunosuppressive drug dose, creatininecalcium-phosphorus-alkaline phosphatase level at the time of the bone mineral density measurement and bone mineral density (p>0,05).



CONCLUSION: We did not fi nd any relationship between the above risk factors and bone mineral density. These fi ndings show that bone mineral density is not a good parameter in the follow-up of bone disease after renal transplantation.


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