Journal
ACTA PAEDIATRICA
Volume 98, Issue 2, Pages 367-373Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.01073.x
Keywords
Bone metabolism markers; Bone mineral density; Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry; Growth; Renal osteodystrophy
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Funding
- Swedish Research Council
- Swedish Society of Medicine
- Swedish Association for Kidney Patients
- County Council of ostergotland
- Goteborg Medical Society
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Aim: Children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at risk of developing skeletal problems. This 3-year prospective study investigated the development of bone mass and bone turnover in children with CKD. Methods: Fifteen patients, 4-15 years, were included with a median glomerular filtration rate of 48 (range 8-94) mL/min/1.73 m(2). Bone mineral density (BMD) and markers of bone and mineral metabolism were investigated over a 3-year period. Results: Growth was satisfactory but a delayed bone age was observed. Total body bone mineral density (TBBMD) Z-scores were below zero in five patients at start and after 3 years, but none had a Z-score below -2.5. Lumbar spine BMD Z-scores were below zero in three patients at start and in five patients after 3 years. The median TBBMD and lumbar spine Z-scores did not change during the study period. Eleven CKD patients had increased PTH levels at baseline and 13 patients after 3 years. Most children had normal levels of leptin and vitamin D. Almost 50% of the patients had increased osteoprotegerin levels after 3 years. Conclusion: A normal BMD does not exclude mineral bone disorder in patients with CKD, yet the BMD Z-scores were well preserved and most markers of bone turnover were within the reference intervals.
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