ABSTRACT

Objective: To determine incidence of osteoporosis in liver cirrhosis patients.

Method: Cross-sectional study patients aging 30-70 years were included in the study with liver cirrhosis for one year or more. The data was collected and the patient was labeled positive with osteoporosis when the T-score on Dexa Scan was more than 2.5.

Results: Out of 250 patients 152 males and 98 females with mean age of 46.41(±8years) 34% of cases were affected with osteoporosis. It is noted that female patients were affected more with osteoporosis 36 out of 98 in contrast to male patients 49 out of 152 P=0.09 The prevalence of osteoporosis was high in patients with cirrhosis for more than 3 years. Female patients with liver cirrhosis were affected more with osteoporosis and the incidence is high when the disease duration is more than 3 years.

Conclusion: The prevalence of osteoporosis in the hepatic cirrhosis patients is almost 1/3rd of the total cirrhotic patients