Bone Mineral Content and Density in Indian Children with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

ObjectiveTo study the bone mineral content and density in children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH).Methods35 children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia and 35 healthy controls. Bone mineral content and density were studied by Dual Energy X-ray absorptiometry.ResultsThe mean (SD) of lumbar spine bone mineral density (g/cm(2)) [0.590 (0.100) vs 0.589 (0.088) (P=0.97)], total Body less head bone mineral density (g/cm(2)) [0.536 (0.090) vs 0.548 (0.111) (P=0.64)], lumbar spine bone mineral content (g) [29.85 (27.63) vs 31.03 (29.19) (P=0.86)], and total body less head bone mineral content (g) [254.27 (281.25) vs 273.07 (330.71) (P=0.79)] were not different between children with CAH and controls, respectively.ConclusionBone mineral density and content in children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia are maintained in the normal range.