Vitamin D level in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: its relationship to disease course and bone mineral density.

Objective: To determine vitamin D levels in patients with SLE and evaluate their relationship to bone mineral density (BMD) and the disease course.

Methods: The study included 101 patients with SLE and 29 individuals in the control group. The study participants were tested for vitamin D level, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C reactive protein (CRP), interleukin (IL)-6, osteocalcin (OC) and collagen type I C-terminal telopeptide (CTX), and the dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry was provided to assess BMD in the lumbar spine and the hip.

PECULIARITIES OF BONE MINERAL DENSITY IN WOMEN OF DIFFERENT REPRODUCTIVE AGE WITH SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS.

Objective: The aim: To study the peculiarities of bone mineral density in the Ukrainian population of women of different reproductive age with systemic lupus erythematosus and to evaluate its connection with traditional and specific (typical for systemic lupus erythematosus) risk factors.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: A total of 91 women with systemic lupus erythematosus and 29 healthy individuals were examined. Along with the clinical study of the activity and severity of the disease, the serum levels of interleukin-6 were determined by the enzyme immunoassay.