A longitudinal study in 20 children who received steroids for 12 weeks revealed a decreasing trend in LS BMD at 4 weeks and 12 weeks.
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Effect of 2-6 weeks of systemic steroids on bone mineral density in children.
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On linear regression analysis, it was found that there was low association of age, sex, weight, height, and BMI with BMD value but did not reach statistical significance.