Age-related changes in cortical bone in men: metacarpal bone mass measurement study

Metacarpal cortical bone mass was measured in 507 healthy Japanese men aged 40–95 years, using a microdensitometer to determine age-related changes in cortical bone in these middle-aged and elderly men. Total bone mass showed a significant negative correlation with age (r = −0.281; P < 0.0001). While bone width showed no significant correlation with age, bone marrow width showed a significant positive correlation (r = 0.210; P < 0.0001), and cortical bone width and cortical bone density showed a significant negative correlation with age (r = −0.265; P < 0.0001; r = −0.268; P < 0.0001, respectively). On the other hand, cortical bone width and cortical bone density showed a significant positive correlation with total bone mass (r = 0.814; P < 0.0001; r = 0.474, P < 0.0001, respectively). These findings suggest that cortical bone mass decreases significantly with aging in middle-aged and elderly men, perhaps as a result of two factors — decreased cortical bone width, ie, cortical bone thinning due to bone loss at the endosteal side of the cortex, and decreased cortical bone density due to progression of intracortical porosity. Cortical bone thinning may influence age-related cortical bone loss more than decreasing cortical bone density. Received for publication on Feb. 25, 1999; accepted on July 18, 1999     

Age-related loss of trabecular bone in premenopausal women: A biopsy study

Summary We measured the trabecular bone volume (TBV) of 62 iliac crest biopsies taken from women admitted to lymphoma protocols at Stanford University between 1970–1981. All subjects were active, cycling premenopausal women, with bone marrows that were negative for tumor. Disease status was stage III or less in 90% of the subjects. Trabecular bone volume was negatively correlated with age, and the annual predicted loss of bone was 0.14–0.18% TBV, or 0.7% of the original bone volume. In addition, there was a substantial range of normal TBV at any given age, evident even during adolescence. This study demonstrates that TBV is lost from iliac crest throughout adult life. The large spread in TBV indicates further that factors operating during adolescence or even earlier may have an important impact on skeletal mass.     

Age-related changes in bone biochemical markers and their relationship with bone mineral density in normal Chinese women

Measurements of bone biochemical markers are increasingly being used to evaluate the state of bone turnover in the management of bone metabolic diseases, especially osteoporosis. However, changes in the bone turnover rate vary with age. The aim of this study was to establish the laboratory reference range of serum bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (sBAP), serum type I collagen cross-linked C-terminal telopeptide (sCTx), and urine CTx (uCTx), based on values from 665 healthy Chinese women aged 20–80 years. We measured the levels of sBAP, sCTx, serum alkaline phosphatase (sALP), and uCTx and evaluated the age-related changes and their relationship with bone mineral density (BMD) in the anteroposterior (AP) lumbar spine, hip, and left forearm. We found significant correlations between biochemical markers and age, with coefficients of determination (R ²) of 0.358 for sBAP, 0.126 for sCTx, 0.125 for uCTx, and 0.336 for sALP. The net changes in different biochemical markers were inversely correlated with the rates of BMD loss in the AP lumbar spine. After correction for age, body weight, and height, the levels of the markers had significant negative correlations with the BMD of the AP lumbar spine, femoral neck, and ultradistal forearm. All four biochemical markers had the highest negative correlation with BMD of the AP lumbar spine (partial correlation coefficients of −0.366, −0.296, −0.290, and −0.258 for sBAP, sCTx, uCTx, and sALP, respectively). The mean and SD values of these markers in premenopausal and postmenopausal women with normal BMD values were used as the normal reference ranges. The reference ranges of sBAP, sCTx, and uCTx for pre- vs postmenopausal women were 17.3 ± 6.23 vs 18.9 ± 7.52 U/l, 3.18 ± 1.49 vs 3.23 ± 1.57 nmol/l, and 15.5 ± 11.4 vs 16.2 ± 12.4 nM bone collagen equivalents/mM urinary creatinine, respectively. Levels of the bone formation marker (sBAP) and bone resorption markers (sCTx, uCTx) increased rapidly in women with osteopenia or osteoporosis, indicating that they may be sensitive markers to determine the bone turnover rate in healthy Chinese women.     

Forearm bone mass and biochemical markers of bone remodelling in normal Chinese women

We studied bone mineral content and density (BMC/BMD) and bone turnover markers in normal Chinese women from the age of 20 to 80 years and compared the data with those for normal women from the Western part of the world (Denmark). In all subjects (5 at each age;n=305) BMC and BMD were determined at three sites of the nondominant forearm with single X-ray absorptiometry (SXA). In addition, 10 women had five repeated measurements to determine the reproducibility of the equipment, demonstrating coefficients of variation of 1%–2% depending on the measurement site. The Chinese premenopausal women were on the average heavier (1 kg) than the postmenopausal women, but they were also taller (6 cm). The postmenopausal women had highly significantly less bone mass than the premenopausal women; 15% at the 1/4-distal site, 25% at the 8-mm-distal site, and 35% at the ultradistal site. At age 50, bone mass in Chinese women was very similar to that of a comparable group of Danish women. After age 50, bone loss accelerated and the rate of loss seemed more rapid in the Chinese than in the Danish women. Within the first 5 postmenopausal years, the most cortical part decreased by approximately 3.9%, the mixed cortical and trabecular site by 9.5%, and the mainly trabecular site by 16.2%. In the following 5 years the decreases were 6.3%, 5.5%, and 6.6%, respectively, and 5.6%, 11.3%, and 8.9% for year 11–15 after menopause. The bone decrement continued throughout the 25th year of menopause, and except for the ultradistal site, the rate of loss did not change very much. The postmenopausal women had highly significantly higher levels of all bone turnover markers than premenopausal women. The markers stayed high at all ages. We conclude that the present study gives the normal values of Chinese women's bone mass at three sites of the distal forearm. The data were collected in a way which allows them to be used as reference for normal Chinese women. The data demonstrate that women from the East and West are relatively similar in terms of bone mass.     

贵阳地区中青年妇女掌骨骨皮质峰值及影响因素初探

作者对贵阳地区１６６（２０～４５岁）位中青年妇女的第二掌骨骨皮质厚度（ＣＣＴ）、ＣＣＴ峰值所在年龄段及影响ＣＣＴ的因素进行了研究。结果表明,贵阳地区中青年妇女峰值ＣＣＴ为（０．５３±０．０４）ｃｍ,所在年龄段为２９～３４岁,２９岁以前ＣＣＴ随年龄升高而增厚,３５岁以后ＣＣＴ峰值随年龄升高而变薄。研究结果同时还显示,大豆及其制品,动物骨骼制品等的摄入量越多,蛋白质、钙、磷等摄入越多,均有利于提高峰值ＣＣＴ。体力劳动者的ＣＣＴ高于脑力劳动者的ＣＣＴ,体质指数（ＢＭＩ）与ＣＣＴ呈正相关,饮酒量与ＣＣＴ呈负相关。     

Metacarpal bone mass in normal and osteoporotic Japanese women using computed X-ray densitometry

The metacarpal bone mineral density (BMD) and metacarpal index (MCI) of the second metacarpal bone were measured by computed X-ray densitometry (CXD) (Teijin Ltd., Tokyo), which we have established with the development of microdensitometry of radiographs. In this study, we evaluated the basic attributes of this CXD method and determined the age-related changes in both metacarpal measurements in normal Japanese women. The precision in vivo was measured in eight subjects. The precision errors [coefficient of variation (CV)] were 0.2–1.2% CV for metacarpal BMD and 0.4–2.0% CV for MCI, respectively. We have obtained low precision error and more rapid analysis, within 3 minutes respectively, compared with the previous methods. Age-related changes in the metacarpal measurements were evaluated in 1438 normal women. Both measurements showed the most significant decrease in the sixth decade of life. The rate of decrease in the sixth decade was 1.6%/year for metacarpal BMD and 1.5%/year for MCI. On comparison between metacarpal BMD by CXD and spine BMD using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in 248 normal women with and without menstruation, the two measurements were found to be similarly decreased in the subjects within 5 years after menopause. There was also no significant difference in the Z-score between metacarpal BMD and spine BMD within 5 years after menopause. These results indicate that early postmenopausal bone loss occurs not only in the spine but also in the metacarpal bone. The metacarpal BMD for patients with osteoporosis was significantly lower than that for age-matched normal controls, although the Z-score for spine BMD (-1.46) was significantly better than that for metacarpal BMD (-0.82). In conclusion, because CXD has excellent low precision error and is widely available at relatively low cost, it appears potentially to be applicable to problems in the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis, when used in association with DXA.     

Age-related differences in total and regional bone mass: A cross-sectional study with DXA in 429 normal women

Total body bone mineral content (TBBMC), total body bone mineral density (TBBMD) and regional bone mineral content (BMC) and density (BMD) were assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in 429 normal women aged 15–83 years, of whom 242 were premenopausal and 187 postmenopausal. The population was divided into 5-year age groups. In the premenopausal women no changes in TBBMC, TBBMD or regional BMC and BMD were observed with age, and TBBMC and TBBMD values correlated well with body weight (p<0.001). Postmenopausal women showed an overall reduction in bone mass (p<0.001), more marked at the axial level than peripherally (1.6% vs. 0.8%/year). The values of TBBMC and TBBMD correlated well with chronological age, time since the onset of menopause and body weight (p<0.001). In these women age did not correlate with body weight, which suggests that postmenopausal bone mass loss depends more on chronological age and time since the onset of menopause than on other variables. The stability observed in bone mass values from ages 15–19 to menopause highlights the importance of stimulating the acquisition of an appropriate peak bone mass in women before adolescence begins.     

Age-related changes in mineral of rat and bovine cortical bone

Summary The mineral of cortical bones has been studied in newborn, growing, and adult rats and in the calf and cow, using X-ray diffraction and infrared spectroscopy during the thermal decomposition of bones and by microassay of carbonate. The mineral of all the bone samples, regardless of species or age, was found to be a calcium-deficient apatite containing both CO₃ ²⁻ and HPO₄ ²⁻ ions in the crystal lattice. The crystal size, Ca/P molar ratio, and CO₃ ²⁻ ion content of cortical bone all increased with increasing age in both the rat and the bovine. The Ca/P ratio varied from 1.51 in newborn rats to 1.69 in adults but remained that of Ca-deficient apatite even though its value was close to that of stoichiometric hydroxyapatite (1.67). Both the carbonate ion and the hydrogenophosphate ion contents varied from one animal species to another and with age within a given species. Maturation was correlated with an increase in carbonate ion content, which replaced the HPO₄ ²⁻ ions. In contrast, the calcium ion number per unit formula did not vary during maturation. Cortical bone mineral, in both species, regardless of age, can therefore be represented by the following formula: Ca_8.3(PO₄)_4.3(CO₃)_x(HPO₄)_y(OH)_0.3; y decreased and x increased with increasing age, (x+y) being constant, equal to 1.7.     

Age-related changes in the human femoral cortex

Bone undergoes structural changes with aging, but the nature of qualitative changes remains to be established. Blocks of midshaft femur were taken at autopsy from men of four different age groups: 20-25 years, 40-45 years, 60-65 years, and 80-85 years. Each femoral specimen was analyzed by density fractionation, a technique that allows the separation of bone by extent of mineralization and maturity. In the 20-25 group, lower density bone predominates. The 40-45 group is characterized by more highly mineralized bone with an increase in the 2.1-2.2 g/cc fraction. At 60-65 years, an increase in the lower density fraction was found, indicating an increase in new bone formation. At 80-85 years, there is an increase in the highest density bone (2.2-2.3 g/cc), which may represent regions of interstitial bone not properly removed through remodeling processes. Chemical studies did not reveal any change in Ca, P, Ca + PO4, or Ca/P molar ratio with respect to age. X-ray diffraction studies show no changes in apatite crystal size with respect to age or degree of mineralization. Morphological studies documented increased remodeling activity and endosteal trabecularization in the older age groups, as well as increased intracortical porosity. An increase in the highest density fraction with aging may represent a pool of bone mineral that is less accessible to remodeling, which may be the interstitial bone.     

Differences in age-related bone mass of proximal femur between Chinese women and different ethnic women in the United States

Substantial racial differences in bone mass and bone loss rate have been reported, but the extent of the difference between native Chinese women and women of different races in the United States is not clear. We used a DXA bone densitometer to measure bone mineral density (BMD), bone mineral content (BMC), bone area (BA), and volumetric BMD (vBMD) in different regions of the proximal femur in 3614 Chinese women aged 20 years and older. Regression models were chosen to best fit the changes of these parameters with increasing age. The values in their fitted curves were determined by the Cartesian coordinate numeration system. Subsequently, we compared these fitted curves to full-matched data of non-Hispanic black, non-Hispanic white, and Mexican American women reported by the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III). We found that all fitted curves of bone mass of non-Hispanic black women were significantly higher than those of Chinese, non-Hispanic white, and Mexican American women (P = 0.000). The BMD and BMC fitted curves in various regions of the hip for non-Hispanic blacks were 22%–28% and 26%–43% higher than those for Chinese women, 8.3%–13% and 7.9%–9.5% higher than those for non-Hispanic whites, and 8.8%–10% and 13%–19% higher than those for Mexican Americans, respectively. However, when the expression of difference was transformed from BMD to vBMD at the femoral neck, the difference between Chinese and non-Hispanic black women was reduced from 22% to 18% and that between Chinese and non-Hispanic white women from 7.4% to 0.8%, but the difference increased from 3.2% to 9.6% between non-Hispanic white and Mexican American women and from 13% to 17% between non-Hispanic white and non-Hispanic black women. By the age of 80 years, the accumulated bone loss rate in various regions of the proximal femur for Chinese, Mexican Americans, non-Hispanic whites, and non-Hispanic blacks were −38.9% ± 1.8%, −34.4% ± 3.1%, −27.8% ± 5.9%, and −28.4% ± 4.8%, respectively. In conclusion, bone mass in the proximal femur of native Chinese women is significantly lower, and the bone loss rate greater, than those of non-Asian women in the United States. At the femoral neck, the vBMD of Chinese women is similar to that of non-Hispanic white women.     

Lean mass as a significant determinant of regional and total body bone mineral density in premenopausal women

We investigated the relations of body composition to regional and total body bone mineral density (BMD) in 275 healthy Japanese premenopausal women (mean age, 37.1 ± 9.2 years; range, 16–55 years). In all subjects, the right side was dominant. BMD of the head, bilateral arms, lumbar spine (L2–L4), bilateral legs, and total body were measured using whole-body scanning by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Total fat mass, total lean mass, regional lean mass, and regional fat mass were measured by DXA. Baseline characteristics including age, height, body weight, and body mass index were recorded for each subject. Possible correlations between regional or total body BMD with variables were determined on univariate and stepwise multiple regression analysis. BMD, lean mass, and fat mass were compared between the bilateral extremities. Total lean mass for the right arm, regional lean mass for the left arm, total lean mass for the lumbar spine, body weight for the bilateral legs, and total lean mass for the whole body were the most significant determinants of BMD on stepwise multiple regression analysis. Right-arm BMD was significantly higher than left-arm BMD. However, no significant difference was observed between BMD in the right and left legs. We concluded that lean mass is a more significant determinant of regional and total body BMD than fat mass in premenopausal women. Received: June 12, 1997 / Accepted: Oct. 23, 1997     

Age-related changes in bone in the dog: calcium homeostasis

To explore the changes in the relationship between skeletal and Ca2+ homeostasis with age, we studied 50 dogs divided into four age groups. The skeletal uptake of 85Sr decreased markedly with age, and the immunoreactive parathyroid hormone (iPTH) level increased. There was a significant correlation between iPTH value and the calculated short-term exchange of Ca in bone (r = 0.55; p less than 0.001). Bone formation and bone resorption decreased with age except that in the oldest group of dogs the resorption increased (p less than 0.001). We suggest that in aging dogs the skeletal exchange of Ca falls to a very low level that decreases the immediate effect of PTH and thus leads to a chronic net increase in circulating PTH. Concomitant with this is an increase in osteoclastic bone resorption and, over a long time, loss of skeletal mass.     

Association between bone turnover rate and bone microarchitecture in men: The STRAMBO study

Few data concern the relationship between bone turnover and microarchitecture in men. We investigated the association between levels of biochemical markers of bone turnover (BTM) and bone microarchitecture in 1149 men aged 19 to 85 years. Bone microarchitecture was assessed by high‐resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography at the distal radius and tibia. Bone formation was assessed by serum osteocalcin, bone alkaline phosphatase, and N‐terminal extension propeptide of type I collagen. Bone resorption was assessed by serum C‐terminal telopeptide of type I collagen and urinary excretion of total deoxypyridinoline. BTM levels were high in young men and decreased until age 50 years. Urinary deoxypyridinoline (DPD) increased after age 70 years, whereas other BTMs remained stable. Before 50 years of age, only cortical volumetric bone mineral density (D_cort) correlated negatively with BTM levels. Between 50 and 70 years of age, D_cort and some microarchitectural parameters correlated significantly with BTM at the radius and tibia. After 70 years of age, higher BTM levels were associated with lower cortical thickness and D_cort at both the skeletal sites. At the distal radius, men in the highest BTM quartile had lower trabecular density, number (Tb.N), and thickness (Tb.Th) and more heterogeneous trabecular distribution compared with men in the lower quartiles. At the distal tibia, higher BTM levels were associated with lower Tb.N and Tb.Th in the central but not subendocortical area. Thus, in men, bone microarchitecture depends weakly on the current bone turnover rate until age 70. Thereafter, bone turnover seems to be a significant determinant of bone microarchitecture. © 2010 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.     

福州地区绝经后妇女随访骨密度年变化情况分析

目的探讨绝经后妇女随访骨密度年变化的规律。方法选取福州地区绝经后妇女进行问卷调查及随访,采用双能X线骨密度仪测定腰椎及左侧股骨上段骨密度,按有无服用钙片及相关治疗和随访时间等因素分组分析骨密度年变化情况。结果参与随访共206人,平均年龄(61. 35±5. 50)岁。随访期间,服用钙片及相关治疗组(以下简称干预组)的骨折发生率为7. 69%,未服用钙片及相关治疗组(以下简称未干预组)为16. 00%。干预组的腰椎、股骨颈、大转子骨密度年变化量分别为-0. 021 g/cm~2、-0. 030 g/cm~2、-0. 027 g/cm~2;未干预组的腰椎、股骨颈、大转子骨密度年变化量分别为0. 007 g/cm`2、-0. 022 g/cm~2、-0. 017 g/cm~2。干预组随访者腰椎骨密度随随访时间的增加而增加,而未干预组随访者在随访的前3年间骨密度增加,随后骨密度开始降低。左侧股骨上段两部位,有无干预两组在随访期间骨密度均降低,其中干预组大转子骨密度降低较股骨颈更快,而在随访前3年,未干预组大转子骨密度降低较股骨颈快,随后股骨颈骨密度降低较大转子更快。结论随访发现,腰椎骨密度干预效果较好,髋部干预效果不佳。不同部位骨密度流失情况存在差异,左侧股骨上段较腰椎骨密度流失更快。随着随访时间的增加,不同部位的骨密度变化均趋于稳定。     

绝经后妇女骨量丢失过程中中医证候演变规律

目的 探讨绝经后妇女骨量丢失过程中中医证候演变规律,为临床治疗提供理论依据.方法 选取绝经后妇女,问卷调查、随访收集临床资料,分析其不同随访时间及骨量丢失加重者五脏亏虚证候特征及演变情况.结果 参与随访患者共175例,回收随访问卷194份,随访时间在1年至7年1个月,其中随访时间≤3年和>3年随访患者共有97例.单脏虚...     

腰椎经皮椎弓钉皮质轨迹置入的影像解剖测量

[目的]测量中老年人腰椎经皮椎弓根皮质骨螺钉的解剖学参数并分析其经皮置钉可行性.[方法]选取50例中老年人腰椎三维CT资料并导入Aquarius iNtuition Viewer V 4.4.6软件,测量各节段皮质骨螺钉置钉横断面与矢状面的进钉角度、安全范围、钉道直径及长度、螺钉轨迹皮肤进钉点至椎体上终板的距离和进钉点...     

Determinants of peak bone mineral density and bone area in young women

Osteoporosis is a disease caused by compromised bone strength, and individuals with a high peak bone mass at a young age are likely to have a high bone mass in old age. To identify the clinical determinants of peak bone mass in young adult women, 418 southern Chinese women, aged 20–39 years, were studied. Low bone mass was defined as areal bone mineral density (aBMD) Z-score < −1 at either the spine or total hip. Within the cohort, 62 (19.0%) and 86 (26.4%) women had low aBMD at the spine and hip, respectively. Regression model analysis revealed that low body weight (<44 kg) was associated with an 8.3-fold (95% CI, 3.7–18.9) and a 6.8-fold (95% CI, 3.0–15.6) risk of having low aBMD at the spine and hip, respectively. Low body weight was also predictive of low volumetric BMD (vBMD) at the spine (odds ratio (OR) 7.8, 95% CI, 3.1–20.1) and femoral neck (OR 3.0, 95% CI, 1.3–7.1). A body height below 153 cm was associated with a 4.8-fold risk in the small L2–4 bone area (95% CI, 2.3–9.8) and a 3.9-fold risk in the small femoral neck area (95% CI, 1.9–8.1). Delayed puberty (onset of menstruation beyond 14 years) was associated with a 2.2-fold (95% CI, 1.0–4.9) increased risk of having low aBMD at the hip. Physical inactivity was associated with a 2.8-fold risk of low spine vBMD (OR 2.8, 95% CI, 1.1–6.7) and a 3.3-fold risk of low hip aBMD (95% CI, 1.0–10.0). Pregnancy protected against low spine aBMD (OR 0.4, 95% CI, 0.1–1.2) and spine vBMD (OR 0.1, 95% CI, 0.0–1.0), low femoral neck vBMD (OR 0.3, 95% CI, 0.1–1.1) and small L2–4 bone area vBMD (OR 0.3, 95% CI, 0.1–1.1). In conclusion, this study identified a number of modifiable determinants of low peak bone mass in young adult women. Maintaining an ideal body weight, engaging in an active lifestyle, and diagnosing late menarche may enable young women to maximize their peak bone mass and so reduce their risk of osteoporosis in later life.     

骨转换标志物与骨密度预测老年女性骨质疏松性骨折的对比研究

目的探讨骨密度与骨转换标志物(bone turnover markers,BTMs)在老年女性骨质疏松患者中的检测意义,对比两者对骨质疏松性骨折(osteoporotic fracture,OF)的预测能力。方法收集2017年10月至2019年2月于成都医学院第一附属医院骨科住院的OF患者96例和骨质疏松患者107例,分为骨折组和非骨折组。通过双能X线吸收仪(DXA)测定骨密度,电化学发光检测BTMs:I型前胶原N端前肽(PINP)、I型胶原β-异构化C末端肽(β-CTX)、骨钙素N端分子片段(N-MID),同时测定骨代谢相关指标:碱性磷酸酶(alkaline phosphatase,ALP)、钙(Ca)、磷(P),t检验对比两组间的计量资料,采用二分类Logistic回归分析骨密度和BTMs与OF的相关性。结果骨折组的骨密度低于非骨折组,差异有统计学意义(P 0. 05);PINP、β-CTX高于非骨折组,70～90岁患者N-MID低于非骨折组,差异均有统计学意义(P0. 05);而ALP、P、Ca在两组之间相比,差异无统计学意义(P0. 05)。二分类Logistic回归分析提示腰椎及髋部骨密度、β-CTX与OF具有显著相关性,OR分别为-4. 182、-6. 929和7. 572,差异均有统计学意义(P0. 05)。PINP、N-MID与OF呈正相关,OR分别为4. 213和2. 510,差异均无统计学意义(P0. 05)。结论低骨密度、高β-CTX的骨质疏松老年女性更容易发生OF,β-CTX比骨密度预测OF的能力更强,可适时对高危人群进行相关干预管理。