title: [Characteristics of patients with osteopenia treated with glucocorticoids at the Osteoporosis Clinic of the Medical Faculty Hospital in Hradec Kralove].
abstract: One-hundred-ninety-seven osteopenic or osteoporotic patients registered at the University hospital osteology outpatient clinic during 1995-1999 and exposed to glucocorticoids were included in the cohort. Prevalence of glucocorticoid treatment (of all patients) was 12.4%. The patients diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis showed the greatest reduction in bone density (average T-score = -2.70), fractures were most frequently recorded in patients suffering from asthma or lupus erythematodes.
authors.affiliation: Katedra sociální a klinické farmacie Farmaceutické fakulty UK, Hradec Králové.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Müllerová
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prixová
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vlcek
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mokrosová
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rehorková
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Palicka
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001851:Bone Diseases, Metabolic / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005260:Female; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids