Table 1:

Medical history of the 37 oral steroid-induced osteoporosis patients

Medical HistoryNo. of Patients
COPD18
Rheumatoid arthritis5
Asthma3
Polymyalgia rheumatica3
Giant cell arteritis2
Mixed connective tissue disease1
CNS vasculitis1
Myasthenia gravis1
Pulmonary fibrosis1
Other2
  • Note:—COPD indicates chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CNS, central nervous system.