Reduced Bone Mineral Density in Children With Screening-detected Celiac Disease

Objectives: The aim of the study was to assess whether bone mass and metabolism are impaired in genetically at-risk children with screening-detected celiac disease. Methods: Included were 71 children with screening-detected celiac disease diagnosed at 10.0 ± 0.7 (mean ± standard deviation) years and 142 matched controls and 30 children with screening-detected celiac disease diagnosed at 3.3 ± 0.4 years of age presently on a gluten-free diet for 6.9 ± 1.1 years and 60 matched controls. All participants were assessed for bone mineral density (BMD) of total body and spine by dual x-ray absorptiometry, serum 25(OH) vitamin D3, parathyroid hormone (PTH), interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12p70, IL-13, IL-15, interferon gamma, and tumor necrosis factor alpha. Results: At diagnosis, screening-detected celiac disease children as compared to controls had a mean −0.03 g/cm2 reduced BMD of both total body and spine (P = 0.009 and P = 0.005, respectively), a mean −11.4 nmol/L lower level of 25(OH) vitamin D3 (P 

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