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. 2020 Jul 28;107(4):327–334. doi: 10.1007/s00223-020-00725-z

Table 2.

Characteristics of the FLS patients with positive tTG serology or known celiac disease

Patient A Patient B Patient C Patient D Patient E
Age 64 50 68 76 60
Gender Female Female Female Male Male
Length (cm) 163.3 162 164.6 178 183.5
Weight (kg) 81.9 62.2 69.7 85 86
BMI 30.71 23.7 25.73 26.83 25.54
Fracture (center) Minor Minor Major Minor Minor
Fracture location Radial head Distal radius Tibial plateau Tarsal bone Midshaft ulnar
BMD (T-scores)
 Lumbar spine − 2.6 − 2.9 − 0.2 − 1.7 − 0.7
 Femoral neck − 2.4 − 2.2 − 1.2 − 2.3 − 0.2
 Total hip − 2.2 − 0.8 − 0.4 − 1.8 0
BMD Osteoporosis Osteoporosis Osteopenia Osteopenia Normal BMD
Vertebral fractures (VFA) No VF No VF Th11 grade 1 Th12 grade 3 No VF
Self-reported calcium intake mg/day 711 369 1169 1028 1020
Calcium (mmol/l) 2.35 2.46 2.43 2.42 2.34
Phosphate (mmol/l) 1.30 1.25 1.17 1.03 1.00
Albumin (g/l) 39 41 38 34.0 41.0
25-OH vitamin D (nmol/l) 75 101 29 83 60
PTH (pmol/l) 4.4 4.0 7.8 18.0 5.0
Hemoglobin (mmol/l) 7.4 8.0 8.3 8.2 8.8
IgA (g/l) 6.38 2.72 2.14 4.03 4.43
IgA anti-tTG (U/ml) 91.4 36.5 24.6 37.4 1.6
IgA anti-EMA Positive Positive Positive Not performed Not performed
Duodenal biopsy Marsh 3c Marsh 3a Marsh 3b Marsh 3b
Uncertain celiac disease Proven celiac disease (new) Proven celiac disease (new) Proven celiac disease (known) Proven celiac disease (known)
Osteoporosis treatment Refused treatment Start alendronic acid No indication for treatment Treated with risedronic acid No indication for treatment

FLS fracture liaison service, BMI body mass index, BMD bone mineral density, VFA vertebral fracture assessment, PTH parathyroid hormone, IgA Immunoglobulin A, IgA anti-tTg anti-tissue transglutaminase antibodies, IgA anti-EMA anti-endomysial antibodies