Bone health in children with recurrent and chronic pancreatitis: A multi-center cross sectional analysis

Consortium for the Study of Chronic Pancreatitis, Diabetes, and Pancreatic Cancer (CPDPC)

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Abstract

Background/objectives: Bone health of children with acute recurrent pancreatitis (ARP) and chronic pancreatitis (CP) is not well studied. Methods: This retrospective study was performed at three sites and included data from INSPPIRE-2. Results: Of the 87 children in the study: 46 had ARP (53%), 41 had CP (47%). Mean age was 13.6 ± 3.9 years at last DXA scan. The prevalence of low height-for-age (Z-score < −2) (13%, 10/78) and low bone mineral density (BMD) adjusted for height (Z-score < −2) (6.4%, 5/78) were higher than a healthy reference sample (2.5%, p < 0.0001 and p = 0.03, respectively). Conclusion: Children with ARP or CP have lower height and BMD than healthy peers. Attention to deficits in growth and bone mineral accrual in children with pancreatic disease is warranted.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)755-760
Number of pages6
JournalPancreatology
Volume23
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2023

Keywords

  • Bone health
  • Children
  • Pancreatitis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Hepatology
  • Endocrinology

MD Anderson CCSG core facilities

  • Biostatistics Resource Group

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