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ea0070aep201 | Bone and Calcium | ECE2020

Body composition and bone mineral density in craniopharyngioma patients: A longitudinal study over 10 years

Van Santen Selvetta S , Olsson Daniel S , Hammarstrand Casper , Wijnen Mark , Fiocco Marta , van den Heuvel-Eibrink Marry M , Johannsson Gudmundur , Van der Lely Aart Jan , Neggers Sebastian

Introduction: Patients with craniopharyngioma (CP) suffer from pituitary deficiencies and hypothalamic damage, resulting in obesity and impaired bone health. Little is known about long-term changes in body composition and bone mineral density (BMD).Methods: Dutch and Swedish patients were included in this retrospective longitudinal study if they had DXA-scan (body composition/BMD) data available at age of 18 years or older. Linear regression modelswerees...