title: Osteoporosis in celiac disease: a Hispanic pilot study.
abstract: Osteoporosis has become an issue of worldwide significance. This condition has been demonstrated in Celiac disease (CD) populations in Europe, South America and the United States. However, data from the Hispanic population is limited.
  
  
  METHODS
  Record review containing patients with Celiac disease in a Gastroenterology Clinic to evaluate the association of decreased bone density such as Osteoporosis and Osteopenia in subjects with Celiac disease in the southern population of Puerto Rico. We compared the results of Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Clinical manifestations of CD in Hispanic population are described.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Celiac disease data was available for seven patients; of those 6 were female (86%). The average age was 46 yr Most patients were overweight with a body mass index value of 29. CD patients showed abnormalities in hemoglobin, TSH and 25-Hydroxyvitamin D. The screening markers for CD showed a high value on IgA. The data to excel is the association of IgA vs. TSH showing strength of 90%. There was significantly lower bone density in women with Celiac Disease accounting for 86% of the cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Women with Celiac Disease were associated with lower bone density and a higher prevalence of Osteopenia but not Osteoporosis.
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Department of the Damas Hospital and Ponce School of Medicine, Ponce, Puerto Rico. damasmed@gmail.com
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ojeda-Rivera
authors.forename: Bárbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rosado Carrión
authors.forename: Osvaldo
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Antommattei Frontera
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bredy-Domínguez
mesh_terms: D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000209:etiology*; D010865:Pilot Projects