Table 3.
Category | Risk Factor |
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General | Low BMI |
Lifestyle | Alcoholism Smoke Sedentary lifestyle |
Hormonal | Glucocorticoid excess Hypogonadism (e.g., hormonal suppressive therapy for prostate cancer) Hyperparathyroidism Hyperthyroidism |
Gastrointestinal disorders | Malabsorption syndromes Inflammatory bowel diseases Gluten enteropathy Primary biliary cirrhosis Gastrectomy |
Systemic illnesses | Rheumatoid arthritis Multiple myeloma Other malignancies |
Drugs | Glucocorticoids Anticonvulsants Thyroid hormone Chemotherapeutics |
Other | Hypercalciuria Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Posttransplant syndrome Neuromuscular disorders History of cerebrovascular accidents |