Assessment of Bone Mineral Density in Tenofovir-Treated Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B: Can the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool Identify Those at Greatest Risk?
Assessment of Bone Mineral Density in Tenofovir-Treated Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B: Can the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool Identify Those at Greatest Risk?
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DOI:
10.1093/infdis/jiu471
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发表时间:
2015-02-01
影响因子:
6.4
通讯作者:
Kennedy, Patrick T. F.
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作者:
Gill, Upkar S.;Zissimopoulos, Alexandra;Kennedy, Patrick T. F.
Background. Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) is an established nucleotide analogue in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B. Bone mineral density loss has been described in TDF-treated patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection, but limited data exist for patients with chronic hepatitis B. Dual X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) was used to determine bone mineral density changes in TDF-exposed patients. We evaluated the accuracy of the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) as an alternative to DEXA in clinical practice.Methods. A total of 170 patients were studied: 122 were exposed to TDF, and 48 were controls. All patients underwent DEXA, and demographic details were recorded. FRAX scores (before and after DEXA) were calculated.Results. TDF was associated with a lower hip T score (P = .02). On univariate and multivariate analysis, advancing age, smoking, lower body mass index, and TDF exposure were independent predictors of low bone mineral density. In addition, the pre-DEXA FRAX score was an accurate predictor of the post-DEXA FRAX treatment recommendation (100% sensitivity and 83% specificity), area under the curve 0.93 (95% CI, .87-.97, P < .001).Conclusions. TDF-treated patients with chronic hepatitis B have reduced bone mineral density, but the reduction is limited to 1 anatomical site. Age and advanced liver disease are additional contributing factors, underlining the importance of multifactorial fracture risk assessment. FRAX can accurately identify those at greatest risk of osteoporotic fracture.