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 8 Regression coefficients for T-score lumbar spine

Predictor	Regression coefficient (β)	P value	95%CI (lower bound)	95%CI (higher bound)	Standardized coefficient (β-standardized)
Sex (male)	-0.4431	0.3909	-1.4671	0.5809	-0.1138
Age (per year)	-0.0045	0.8165	-0.0432	0.0341	-0.0312
BMI (kg/m²)	0.0753	0.1503	-28	0.1785	0.1906
MELD score	-38	0.4853	-0.1459	0.07	-0.1049
Child-Pugh (points)	0.1194	531	-259	0.4978	106
PBC	-1.3522	0.0379	-2.6265	-0.0778	-0.18
PSC	-0.4625	297	-1.3406	0.4156	0.0009
HCV	-0.7389	0.2776	-2.086	0.6083	-0.0497
AIH	0.2416	678	-0.9144	1.3977	0.1437
Polycystic liver disease	-0.1799	701	-1.1112	0.7513	0.0681

Results from multiple linear regression identifying independent predictors of areal lumbar spine for T-score. 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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