The long-term follow-up of 195 patients with renal failure: a preliminary report.
Radiographic and bone mineral (BM) data were collected over a three-year period on 195 patients with chronic renal failure. Most women maintained BM on dyalysis, whereas 44% of the men lost BM (p less than 0.05). Following transplantation, 86% of the patients either maintained or restored BM. After parathyroidectomy, only half of the women and 34% of the men gained BM. Normal radiographs may be associated with low BM values, but there is a correlation between decreasing BM and increasing renal osteodystrophy in women (p less than 0.05).
D000328:Adult; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism*; D012080:Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008903:Minerals / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000502:physiology; D011859:Radiography; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D013997:Time Factors
D008903:Minerals