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Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology 2023

7. Oncology and Chronic Disease

Bone Health in Childhood Cancer Survivors

ey0020.7-8 | Bone Health in Childhood Cancer Survivors | ESPEYB20

7.8. Risk and determinants of low and very low bone mineral density and fractures in a national cohort of Dutch adult childhood cancer survivors (DCCSS-LATER): a cross-sectional study

JE van Atteveld , DTC de Winter , VG Pluimakers , M Fiocco , RAJ Nievelstein , MGG Hobbelink , ACH de Vries , JJ Loonen , E van Dulmen-den Broeder , HJ van der Pal , SMF Pluijm , LCM Kremer , CM Ronckers , M van der Heiden-van der Loo , AB Versluijs , M Louwerens , D Bresters , HM van Santen , DS Olsson , I Hoefer , SAA van den Berg , J den Hartogh , WJE Tissing , SJCMM Neggers , MM van den Heuvel-Eibrink , Dutch LATER study group

Brief summary: This Dutch cross-sectional study aimed to assess risk factors for impaired bone mineral density (BMD) and fractures (particularly vertebral fractures) in adult survivors of childhood cancer. The relationships between low BMD (Z-score ≤–1), very low BMD (Z-score ≤–2), fractures, vertebral fractures, and demographic, treatment-related, endocrine, and lifestyle-related factors was analyzed by logistic regression.<p class=...