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Background/aim: Osteoporosis has long been recognized in chronic liver disease, especially cholestatic or alcoholic liver diseases. Nevertheless, little is known about osteoporosis and bone metabolism in viral cirrhosis. The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalance and severity of osteoporosis in cirrhotic patients and the correlation of the clinical severity of cirrhosis. Materials and methods: We studied 39 posthepatitic cirrhotic patient, (25 males, 14 females, mean age: 52.3±11.2) diagnosed both clinically and histopathologically and 24 healthy control subjects, showing similar age and sex characteristics (14 males, 10 females, mean age 50.1±12.3). 12 patients were in Child A, 13 were in Child B and 14 were in Child C stage. Bone mineral density (BMD) was measured by dual x-ray absorbtiometry in the lumbar spine and femoral neck. Bone metabolism markers and hormone profiles were measured. Results: The lomber bone mineral density was significantly lower in patients with viral cirrhosis than in controls for T and Z score (p=0.001, p=0.001, respectively). The femur neck mineral density was significantly lower only for T score (p=0.046). Osteoporosis prevalance in lumbar spine was 28.2% for T score and 17.9% for Z score, in cases with liver cirrhosis. No association was found between duration of disease and child staging with BMD values. The level of albumin was correlated with BMD values. The level of albumin was correlated with the lumbar spine mineral density for T score (p=0.09). Serum levels of osteocalcin and parathyroid hormone were significantly lower in patients with cirrhosis than in controls (p=0.001, p=0.027, respectively). In patients, urine deoxpyridinoline and serum alkaline phosphatase were significantly higher than in control subjects, (p=0.002, p

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