Examination of bone mineral density in patients with varied liver diseases - a cross-sectional study

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World J Hepatol. Aug 27, 2026; 18(8): 120697
Published online Aug 27, 2026. doi: 10.4254/wjh.120697

Table 7 Regression coefficients for bone mineral density lumbar spine

Predictor	Regression coefficient (β)	P value	95%CI (lower bound)	95%CI (higher bound)	Standardized coefficient (β-standardized)
Sex (male)	-0.0159	0.7681	-0.1231	0.0914	-0.0414
Age (per year)	-0.0046	0.0215	-0.0084	-0.0007	-0.3115
BMI (kg/m²)	0.0121	0.0202	2	0.0223	0.3162
MELD score	-0.0046	0.4076	-0.0155	0.0064	-0.1312
Child-Pugh (points)	0.0082	0.6788	-31	0.0474	0.0726
PBC	0.1079	0.0917	-18	0.2338	-0.1033
PSC	0.1766	0.0002	0.0878	0.2655	0.0473
HCV	0.18	0.0129	0.0395	0.3205	0.0382
AIH	0.1775	0.0038	0.0596	0.2955	0.0387
Polycystic liver disease	0.1495	0.0023	0.0557	0.2433	-0.0209

Results from multiple linear regression identifying independent predictors of areal lumbar spine bone mineral density (g/cm²). CI: Confidence interval; BMI: Body mass index; MELD: Model of End-Stage Liver Disease; PBC: Primary biliary cholangitis; PSC: Primary sclerosing cholangitis; HCV: Hepatitis C virus infection; AIH: Autoimmune hepatitis.

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Citation: Rohland O, Schwarzer L, Schwenk L, Pollmann N, Ali Deeb A, Settmacher U, Rauchfuss F, Dondorf F, Amrein K, Kocijan R, Ardelt M. Examination of bone mineral density in patients with varied liver diseases - a cross-sectional study. World J Hepatol 2026; 18(8): 120697
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.120697

Rohland O, Schwarzer L, Schwenk L, Pollmann N, Ali Deeb A, Settmacher U, Rauchfuss F, Dondorf F, Amrein K, Kocijan R, Ardelt M. Examination of bone mineral density in patients with varied liver diseases - a cross-sectional study. World J Hepatol 2026; 18(8): 120697 [DOI: 10.4254/wjh.120697]

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