Vitamin D levels: its relationship to bone mineral density response and disease activity in premenopausal Malaysian systemic lupus erythematosus patients on corticosteroids.

• Main Authors: Yeap, S.S., Othman, A.Z., Zain, A.A., Chan, S.P.
• Format: Article
• Published: Wiley 2012
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/2961/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22324943

AIM: To determine if baseline vitamin D levels would influence the gain in bone mineral density (BMD) in female systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients on corticosteroids (CS) taking bone-active medication. METHOD: Premenopausal SLE patients participating in a trial assessing the efficacy of...