体重、身高对成都地区青壮年腰椎、髋部骨量的影响

目的　研究体重、身高对青壮年腰椎、髋部骨量的影响。方法　随机抽取成都地区年龄在 2 0～ 39岁 ,排除心肝肺肾、内分泌等慢性病、骨代谢疾病及脊椎畸形者 2 37名 (其中男性 10 8名 ,女性 12 9名 ) ,采用美国Lunar公司生产DPX L型双能X线骨密度仪测定受试者腰椎和髋部的骨矿含量 (BMC)、面积 (AREA)、骨密度 (BMD)。全部资料输入微机 ,用SPSS软件进行统计学处理。结果　体重、身高、体重指数 (BMI)与腰椎、髋部的BMC、Area、BMD呈正相关 ,其中体重与腰椎、髋部的BMC、Area中等程度相关 (r=0 39～ 0 5 5 ,P <0 0 1) ,身高与腰椎 (L2 - 4)AREA相关性最好 (r=0 75 8,P <0 0 1) ,体重、身高与BMD相关性差 (r=0 15 2～ 0 2 2 5 ,P <0 0 5 )。男性腰椎及髋部的BMC、AREA均明显高于同年龄组女性 (P <0 0 1) ,男、女L2 - 4BMD无显著性差异 (P >0 0 5 ) ,男性略低于女性。L2 - 4BMC与体重比值及L2 - 4AREA与体重比值 ,男、女无显著性差异 (P >0 0 5 )。L2 - 4Area与身高比值男性明显高于女性 (P <0 0 1)。结论　体重对青壮年BMC的影响大于身高 ,身高对L2 - 4AREA影响最大 ,男、女体重、身高的差异决定了峰值骨量的差异。BMC、Area、BMD 3项指标中 ,BMC更能反映体重、身高的差异 ,用BMC诊断骨质疏松     

BMD and risk of hip and nonvertebral fractures in older men: a prospective study and comparison with older women.

In a prospective study of 5384 older men, hip BMD was a very strong predictor of hip fracture, much stronger than spine BMD. The relationship between hip BMD and hip fracture risk seemed to be stronger than observed in a large prospective study of women. Hip BMD is an excellent test for predicting fracture risk in men. INTRODUCTION: There have been few studies of the relationship between BMD and risk of fractures in men and none for the association between lumbar spine BMD and risk of hip and nonvertebral fractures. There is also controversy about whether the associations between BMD and risk of fracture are the same in men and women. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We measured proximal femur and lumbar spine BMD in 5384 men, 5384 men, >or= 65 years of age. We compared the results to the very similar cohort of 7871 women >or=65 of age. During 4.4 years of 99% complete follow-up, we validated 317 nonvertebral (59 hip) fractures in men and 1169 nonvertebral (208 hip) fractures in women. RESULTS: Total hip BMD was very strongly associated with risk hip fracture in men (3.2-fold increased risk per sex-specific SD decrease in BMD; 95% CI, 2.4-4.1). The association was stronger than observed in SOF (2.1; 95% CI, 1.8, 2.4; p < 0.001 for interaction). Among the men, lumbar spine BMD was weakly associated with risk of hip fracture (relative risk [RR] per sex-specific SD decrease in BMD: 1.5; 95% CI, 1.2, 2.0). The association between total hip BMD and risk of nonvertebral fractures was somewhat stronger for men (RR = 1.6; 95% CI, 1.5, 1.8) than found for women (p = 0.01 for interaction). The risk of nonvertebral fracture was substantially higher in women than in men for all T scores of hip BMD, regardless of whether sex-specific or female reference values were used. CONCLUSIONS: Hip BMD is strongly associated with risk of nonvertebral, and especially hip fracture, in older men. These associations are at least as strong as in women. As in women, lumbar spine BMD in men is only weakly associated with risk of hip fracture. Regardless of whether sex-specific or female reference values were used, T scores indicated different risks of fractures in men than in women.     

High bone mass in a female Hutterite population.

We examined a Hutterite population (n = 243) to determine if their agriculturally diverse, self-sufficient communal lifestyle promotes optimal bone mass attainment because of adequate calcium intake and high physical activity levels during growth and young adulthood. We measured total body (TB) and lumbar bone mineral content (BMC) and bone mineral density (BMD) in 39 school-age (younger) females and 204 working (older) females. Forty-five percent of older females and 79% of younger females currently consumed > or = 3 servings (svg) of dairy per day. Older females had lumbar (0.6 +/- 1.3) and TB (1.1 +/- 1.1) BMD Z scores greater than 0 (both, p < 0.001). The lumbar BMD Z score of younger females was not different from 0 (-0.1 +/- 1.0; p = 0.5). Both lumbar (r = 0.46; p < 0.001) and TB (r = 0.20; p = 0.02) BMD Z scores increased with increasing age. In multiple regression analyses for older females, lumbar bone area (p < 0.001), weight (p < 0.001), current hours on feet per day (p = 0.01), colony workload (p < 0.01), and estrogen status (p = 0.06) predicted lumbar BMC. TB bone area (p < 0.001), current hours on feet per day (p < 0.001), and colony workload (p < 0.01) predicted TB BMC. For younger females, lumbar bone area (p < 0.001), weight (p < 0.01), years in present colony (p = 0.02), and menses (p < 0.001) predicted lumbar BMC. TB bone area (p < 0.001), height (p < 0.01), years in present colony (p = 0.03), and menses (p < 0.01) predicted TB BMC. The effect of colony workload could not be separated from other factors different by colony. A heritability estimate of 0.66 was calculated for lumbar BMD using mother and daughter Z scores. Adequate calcium intake during growth, high physical activity early in life, and genetic factors may be contributing to above normal BMD levels in adult female Hutterites.     

中老年男性不同部位骨密度和骨质疏松检出率的对比分析

目的探讨中老年男性在应用双能X线骨密度仪检测不同部位骨密度时应关注检测的部位。方法选取2012年9月至2014年12月在我院行双能骨密度检测的中老年男性,比较腰椎、髋部、前臂桡骨下1/3的骨密度(BMD)和T值。结果中老年男性腰椎、髋部、前臂桡骨下1/3三个部位的BMD和T值比较,P0.001差异有统计学意义。随着年龄逐渐增大,腰椎BMD和T值下降不明显,髋部、前臂BMD和T值60岁以后才逐渐降低,前臂T值下降幅度明显大于腰椎和髋部。随着年龄的增加,髋部及前臂骨质疏松检出率也逐渐增加,但腰椎骨质疏松检出率随年增加反而下降。结论应用双能X线骨密度仪检测腰椎、髋部、前臂3个部位,经比较发现老年男性髋部和前臂BMD和T值明显低于腰椎,而且腰椎BMD和T值相对平稳,提示对老年男性骨质疏松诊断应同时检测髋部和前臂骨密度,以免出现骨质疏松的漏诊。     

Risk for developing osteoporosis in untreated premature menopause

Summary The bone mineral density (BMD) of the lumbar spine and proximal femur was determined by dual photon absorptiometry in 32 women with untreated premature menopause (cessation of menses before 45 years of age). The BMD of the spine and proximal femur in four obese patients was not different from the BMD of the age-matched controls. On the contrary, the BMD of the nonobese females with premature menopause was significantly lower with respect to the average values found in healthy young women, in age-matched and menopause-matched controls. The BMD deficit was greater over the lumbar spine than in the proximal femur. Forty three percent of nonobese patients were already under the vertebral fracture threshold and 25% of nonobese patients were below the hip fracture threshold. The BMD deficit in the lumbar spine was correlated to the loss observed in the femoral neck (r=0.59, P<0.001), in the trochanter (r=0.65, P<0.001) and in the Ward's triangle (r=0.73, P<0.001). A negative correlation was observed between years of menopause and the BMD of the lumbar spine (r=-0.39, P<0.05). The results indicate the high individual risk for osteoporotic fractures in nonobese females with untreated premature menopause. The BMD loss was greater over the skeletal areas that are predominantly composed of trabecular bone compared with cortical bone.     

Sex differences in peak adult bone mineral density

Osteoporotic fractures are more common in women than men. Although accelerated bone loss following the menopause is recognized as of major importance, it is generally considered that a lower peak adult bone mass in females also contributes to their increased risk of osteoporosis in later life. To examine potential sex differences in peak adult bone mass we studied 29 pairs of dizygotic twins of differing within-pair sex in whom the female twin was premenopausal (mean age 37 years, range 21-55). Bone mineral density (BMD, g/cm2) was measured at the lumbar spine and femoral neck by dual-photon absorptiometry; 22 pairs also had BMD measured in the distal and 21 pairs in the ultradistal radius by single-photon absorptiometry. There was no significant difference in usual dietary calcium intake or tobacco consumption between the twin pairs. Consistent with accepted dogma, BMD at both radial sites were higher (+27%) in the males than their female cotwins. In contrast, there was no sex difference (male versus female) in BMD (mean +/- SEM) in the femoral neck (0.96 +/- 0.02 versus 0.97 +/- 0.03), and surprisingly, the females had a greater lumbar spine BMD than their male cotwins (1.19 +/- 0.03 versus 1.26 +/- 0.03, p less than 0.05). This difference was observed despite the fact that the males were taller (p = 0.033). If the femoral neck BMD values in the females were corrected for this difference in BMI, their values (0.99 +/- 0.03 g/cm2) were significantly higher than those in their male cotwin (p less than 0.05).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

人体瘦组织对骨密度的影响

目的探讨人体瘦组织对骨密度的影响。方法将160例进行DXA(Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry双能X线骨密度吸收仪)骨密度和身体成分分析的患者作为研究对象,根据瘦组织指数将女性和男性患者平分为高瘦组织指数组和低瘦组织指数组,比较二组的股骨颈、全髋和腰椎骨密度。结果 54例高瘦组织指数组女性瘦组织指数为16.9942±1.2634 kg/m~2,54例低瘦组织指数组女性瘦组织指数为14.2981±0.7956 kg/m~2;26例高瘦组织指数组男性瘦组织指数为19.5200±1.0863 kg/m~2,26例低瘦组织指数组男性瘦组织指数为16.0654±1.4077 kg/m~2。男女高瘦组织指数组的股骨颈、全髋和腰椎骨密度均显著高于低瘦组织指数组(P0.05)。结论高瘦组织指数女性和男性患者均具有较高的股骨颈、全髋和腰椎骨密度。     

Type 2 diabetes is not independently associated with spinal trabecular volumetric bone mineral density measured by QCT in the Diabetes Heart Study

The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) and trabecular volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD) of the thoracic and lumbar spine measured by quantitative computed tomography (QCT) in 483 female (410 with DM2) and 398 male (365 with DM2) adults (age 36-86 years, BMI 16-58, 88% with DM2) in the Diabetes Heart Study. After accounting for familial correlation using generalized estimating equations (GEE), lumbar spine vBMD was positively associated with BMI (r = 0.24, P < 0.0001) and inversely associated with age (r = -0.51, P < 0.0001). In women, age-adjusted thoracic spinal vBMD (mg/ml, mean +/- SE) was higher in diabetics (147.6 +/- 2.3) compared to unaffected individuals (138.6 +/- 3.4) (P = 0.02), with age-adjusted lumbar spinal vBMD showing a similar but non-significant trend (132.9 +/- 2.1 in diabetics vs. 127.2 +/- 3.6 in unaffected individuals, P = 0.15). In contrast, in men, age-adjusted lumbar and thoracic vBMD were not different between diabetics and unaffected controls (lumbar vBMD = 125.0 +/- 1.8 in diabetics and 125.8 +/- 5.6 in unaffected individuals, P = 0.89; thoracic vBMD = 137.4 +/- 2.1 in diabetics vs. 134.2 +/- 5.5 in controls, P = 0.56). After multivariate analysis adjusting for age, sex, race, BMI, physical activity, dietary intake, smoking, and alcohol use, interaction between diabetes status and trabecular vBMD of the spine was no longer observed. In women only, age-adjusted areal BMD (determined by dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)) of the spine and hip were significantly higher in diabetics than non-diabetic (all P < 0.05), although the differences disappeared after additional adjustment for BMI. These data suggest that areal BMD measured by DXA and trabecular volumetric BMD measured by QCT are not associated with type 2 diabetes independently from BMI.     

Influence of age and body weight on spine and femur bone mineral density in U.S. white men

Bone mineral density (BMD) was measured in normal white males using 153 Gd dual-photon absorptiometry. Measurements were made on the lumbar spine (n = 315) and on the proximal femur (n = 282) utilizing three regions of interest. There was a small but significant age-related decrease in spinal BMD (r = -0.11; -0.001 g/cm2 per year) and trochanteric BMD (r = 0.27; -0.002 g/cm2 per year). The BMD of the other femoral sites decreased more rapidly; the femoral neck (r = -0.58; -0.005 g/cm2 per year) and Ward's triangle (r = -0.69; -0.007 g/cm2 per year) declined by about 21 and 34%, respectively, from age 20 to age 70. These femoral BMD decreases were three to four times greater than those usually seen in the peripheral skeleton in males but less than the decreases of 25-30 and 40% in the femoral neck and Ward's triangle of white females. This pattern of aging bone loss may partially explain the paucity of spine fractures and the lower incidence of hip fractures in males versus females.     

中老年女性腰椎、髋部、前臂骨密度和骨质疏松检出率的对比分析

目的 探讨中老年女性在应用双能X线骨密度仪检测不同部位骨密度时应关注检测的部位。 方法 选取2012年9月至2014年4月在我院行双能骨密度检测的中老年女性，比较腰椎、髋部、前臂桡骨下1/3的骨密度（BMD）和T值。结果 中老年女性腰椎、髋部、前臂桡骨下1/3 3个部位的BMD和T评分比较，P<0.001有显著差异。随着年龄逐渐增大，腰椎、髋部和前臂BMD逐渐降低，但70岁以后腰椎BMD趋于平稳。腰椎T评分在40岁和50岁年龄段下降幅度较快，60岁以后下降有所减缓，70岁以后趋于平稳。髋部T评分在各年龄段呈匀速下降。前臂T评分随着年龄的增大下降幅度明显大于腰椎和髋部。骨质疏松检出率也随年增加而增加，重度骨质疏松检出率也以前臂为最高。结论 应用双能X线骨密度仪检测腰椎、髋部、前臂3个部位，经比较发现老年女性前臂骨密度和T评分明显低于腰椎和髋部，提示对老年女性骨质疏松诊断应同时检测前臂骨密度，以免出现骨质疏松的漏诊。     

Does serum cholesterol contribute to vertebral bone loss in postmenopausal women?

Recent in vitro and animal studies suggest that cholesterol and its metabolites inhibit the functional activity of osteoblasts and thereby induce reduced bone mineralization. However, scant information is available on the clinical implication of these findings with special regard to postmenopausal bone loss. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between serum cholesterol, bone mineral density (BMD), and bone turnover in 340 postmenopausal women aged 50-75 years (mean 59 years), who were followed for 8.3 +/- 1.1 years. BMD in the lumbar spine, distal forearm, and total hip was measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. Other study variables were physical measures, serum cholesterol, serum markers of bone turnover, and self-reported information on various risk factors for osteoporosis. At baseline, serum cholesterol showed significant negative correlation with BMD at the lumbar spine (r = -0.21, P < 0.0001) and distal forearm (r = -0.14, P = 0.013), but not at the hip. No associations of serum cholesterol with serum osteocalcin (r = 0.054, P = 0.317) and CTX (r = -0.027, P = 0.623) were, however, noted. After adjustment for age and BMI, the negative correlation remained significant at the lumbar spine (r = -0.16, P = 0.004), but not at the distal forearm (r = -0.018, P = 0.738). At the end of the 8-year follow-up, the correlation between serum cholesterol and spine BMD was not observed. Those with the largest increases in serum cholesterol, however, showed the greatest decreases in spine BMD independently of the changes in BMI (r = -0.16, P = 0.004). The correlation between the changes in serum cholesterol and the simultaneous changes in osteocalcin (r = 0.081, P = 0.140) and CTX (r = 0.042, P = 0.441) were statistically insignificant. Thus, our results suggest that the weak associations between spine BMD and serum cholesterol can be explained by the fact that both variables are simultaneously affected by estrogen deficiency rather than by a direct influence of serum cholesterol on osteoblast function.     

肱骨近端、髋部骨折老年女性骨密度和骨代谢指标对比研究

目的对髋部、肱骨近端骨折老年女性的骨密度和骨代谢指标进行对比分析,进一步揭示上述骨折部位女性患者骨密度和骨代谢指标特征性变化情况。方法经患者及家属同意,共纳入62例老年髋部骨折女性患者(其中股骨颈骨折39例,股骨粗隆间骨折23例)、肱骨近端骨折21例,收集患者年龄、检测患者骨密度、血清骨转换指标(Ⅰ型胶原氨基端延长肽,P1NP;Ⅰ型胶原C端肽β降解产物,β-CTX)。结果肱骨近端骨折女性患者平均年龄为(66.1±8.0)岁,明显小于股骨颈骨折、粗隆间骨折女性患者(P<0.05);肱骨近端骨折女性髋部(T=-1.19±0.66)、腰椎骨密度(T=-1.67±1.00)明显高于粗隆间骨折女性髋部(T=-2.36±1.17)、腰椎骨密度(T=-2.61±1.42)(P<0.05),同时显著高于股骨颈骨折患者髋部骨密度(T=-2.33±0.99)。股骨颈骨折、股骨粗隆间骨折患者髋部、腰椎骨密度相比差异无统计学意义;三组间血清P1NP比较差异没有统计学意义,粗隆间骨折女性血清β-CTX(732.18±334.37μg/L)要明显高于肱骨近端骨折患者(529.66±292.34μg/L)(P<0.05)。结论相对于髋部骨折患者,肱骨近端骨折老年女性患者年龄较低,骨密度相对较高;骨吸收活跃可能是导致粗隆间骨折女性骨密度下降的原因。     

Reduced bone mineral density in adults treated with high-dose corticosteroids for childhood nephrotic syndrome

BACKGROUND: Children with minimal change nephrotic syndrome (MCNS) receive repeated courses of high dose oral prednisolone. No previous study has investigated the impact of this on final bone mineral density (BMD). Young adults previously reported in a large follow-up study of children with MCNS were invited to participate in a cross-sectional study. Areal BMD (aBMD) of the spine (L1-4), left femoral neck, and total left hip was measured using dual x-ray absorptiometry (DXA), and volumetric BMD (vBMD) of the distal radius was measured by pQCT. BMD results were compared with reference data provided by the manufacturers of the densitometers. METHODS: Thirty-four (24 male) of the original cohort of 62 participated in the study. The mean (SD) final height Z score of the cohort was -0.45 (0.92) (P = 0.007) and mean BMI Z score 1.62 (1.53) (P < 0.0001). RESULTS: There was a highly significant reduction in distal radial trabecular vBMD; the mean Z score was -0.95 (0.99) and T score -1.04 (1.01) (both P < 0.0001); however, there was no reduction in distal radial total vBMD, the mean Z score being 0.00 (0.95) and T score -0.08 (0.99), (P = 0.99 and 0.66, respectively). The aBMD of the lumbar spine and femoral neck also showed a reduction in T scores [-0.45 (1.27), P = 0.045 and -0.49 (0.86), P = 0.002, respectively], but not Z scores [-0.37 (1.28) and -0.15 (0.87), respectively, both P = NS]. Total hip aBMD was not different from the control population. CONCLUSION: Adult survivors of childhood MCNS have a significant reduction in forearm trabecular vBMD, placing them at increased fracture risk at this site.     

Lumbar spine bone mineral density at diagnosis and during follow-up in children with IBD.

Lumbar spine body mineral density (BMD) was measured in 123 children (65 male, 58 female) suffering from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) (82 Crohn's disease, 41 ulcerative colitis) and in 46 children (25 male, 21 female) without any history of bone disease. Results in normal children showed that densitometer-derived reference values overestimated spine BMD, particularly for young children, such that the reported mean Z-scores for normal 10-yr-old children were -0.83 for males and -0.72 for females. For children with Crohn's disease, the lumbar spine BMD was further reduced (Z-score = -1.44 for males, Z-score = -1.37 for females). For children with ulcerative colitis, the lumbar spine BMD was similar to that of normal children (Z-score = -0.93 for males, Z-score = -0.56 for females). There was no statistically significant reduction in average spine BMD Z-scores during follow-up periods ranging from 1.7 to 8.7 yr. When growth patterns were examined in individual children, six patients (three Crohn's disease, three ulcerative colitis) were identified as losing spine BMD with respect to their baseline value and their expected pattern of BMD increase associated with normal growth. The children suffering from IBD who, most likely, will not maintain expected growth-related increases in spine BMD are those who are male, relatively young at diagnosis, and unlikely to be taking immunosuppressants.     

骨小梁评分在2型糖尿病患者中评价骨质量的应用

目的探讨骨小梁评分(trabecular bone score,TBS)在评价2型糖尿病患者骨质量中的应用。方法回顾性分析128例2型糖尿病患者和64例非糖尿病患者的腰椎骨密度(bone mineral density,BMD)图像,通过骨小梁评分软件(TBS i Nsight software)计算得出骨小梁评分,分析两组患者的骨密度、骨小梁评分差异,并分析骨小梁评分和骨密度、年龄、体重的关系。结果和非糖尿病组相比,2型糖尿病患者组腰椎BMD升高(0.9103±0.1742 vs 0.8382±0.1422,P=0.005),TBS降低(1.2787±0.122 vs 1.3166±0.1016,P=0.033),在排除年龄、体重、骨密度的干扰后差异依然有统计学意义(P=0.008);相关性分析方面发现TBS和年龄呈负相关(r=-0.395,P0.001),和体质量指数呈负相关(r=-0.270,P0.001); TBS和腰椎BMD呈正相关,非糖尿病患者比糖尿病患者的相关性更强(r=0.563,P0.001 vs r=0.766,P0.001)。结论在2型糖尿病患者中骨小梁评分降低,这和2型糖尿病患者骨折风险增高的事实相符合,骨小梁评分可能成为评估2型糖尿病患者骨质量的指标。     

Determination of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D(3) levels in early postmenopausal Iranian women: relationship with bone mineral density.

Serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D(3) (25-OHD(3)) and bone mineral density (BMD) were determined in 73 selected, early postmenopausal women referred to the Bone Densitometry Center, Loghman-Hakim Hospital, Tehran, Iran. The relationship between them was also assessed. 25-OHD(3) levels were measured using high-performance liquid chromatography. BMD was measured with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry of the lumbar spine and proximal femur regions. 25-OHD(3) levels ranged from 3.8 to 64.0 ng/mL (mean +/- SD: 17.1 +/- 11.3). Twenty-six subjects (36%) were vitamin D-deficient (<12 ng/mL). In the lumbar spine (L2-4) BMD measurements, 28 subjects (38%) were normal (T score > -1), 26 (36%) were osteopenic (T < or = -1 to >-2.5), and 19 (26%) were osteoporotic (T < -2.5). In the hip (total) BMD measurements, 41 subjects (56.1%) were normal, 31 (42.5%) were osteopenic, and 1 (1.4%) was osteoporotic. There was a significant correlation between spine BMD (Z score) and 25-OHD(3) (r = 0.23, p < 0.05), but the correlation was not significant for hip BMD. It was concluded that vitamin D deficiency was evident in early postmenopausal Iranian women, and serum 25-OHD(3) was weakly correlated with spine BMD, which may have physiological significance.     

Oral daily ibandronate prevents bone loss in early postmenopausal women without osteoporosis.

Oral daily ibandronate was investigated for the prevention of bone loss in postmenopausal women without osteoporosis (n = 653). BMD at the lumbar spine and hip were significantly increased (3.1% and 1.8%, respectively; p < or = 0.0001 versus placebo) with 2.5 mg ibandronate after 24 months. Oral ibandronate is a promising option for the prevention of postmenopausal bone loss. INTRODUCTION: Further strategies to manage patients most at risk from developing postmenopausal osteoporosis are required. The objectives of this multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study were to examine the efficacy, tolerability, and optimal dose of oral daily ibandronate in the prevention of bone loss in postmenopausal women. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In total, 653 women (mean bone mineral density [BMD] T-score > -2.5 at the lumbar spine), who had been postmenopausal for at least 1 year, were allocated to one of four strata based on time since menopause and baseline lumbar spine BMD. Women were randomized to receive calcium (500 mg daily) plus either placebo (n = 162) or ibandronate 0.5 mg (n = 162), 1 mg (n = 166), or 2.5 mg (n = 163) as once-daily oral treatment for 2 years. The primary endpoint was the mean percent change in lumbar spine BMD with ibandronate versus placebo. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: After 2 years, oral daily ibandronate produced a dose-related and sustained maintenance or increase in BMD at the lumbar spine and hip (total hip, femoral neck, trochanter), together with a dose-related reduction in the rate of bone turnover. The greatest nominal increases in spinal and hip BMD were observed with the 2.5-mg dose, which produced statistically significant BMD gains compared with placebo at 6 months and all subsequent time-points at the spine and hip (3.1% and 1.8% increase in lumbar spine and total hip BMD, respectively, versus placebo; p < or = 0.0001 after 24 months). Oral daily ibandronate was well tolerated with an incidence of upper gastrointestinal adverse events similar to placebo. No safety concerns were identified. In summary, oral daily ibandronate 2.5 mg decreases bone turnover, preserves or increases BMD in the spine and proximal femur, and is well tolerated. Oral ibandronate provides a promising option for the prevention of bone loss in postmenopausal women.     

12285例体检者局部脂肪含量与骨密度的相关性研究

目的了解腰椎周围及髋部周围脂肪比例与骨密度的关系,探讨局部脂肪含量对骨密度检测值的影响。方法收集12285例正常体检人群双能X线骨密度(DEXA)检测的骨密度数据(腰椎和髋部),同时收集每人"骨密度局部模式"所检测的"腰椎周围"及"髋部周围"脂肪比例值数据,按照性别、体重指数(BMI)对本组检测人员分组,采用单因素方差分析和多元线性回归统计方法,回顾分析局部脂肪比例与骨密度之间的相关性。结果单因素方差分析:在髋部脂肪比例高的组中,各组骨密度的平均值均较低。男性髋部和腰椎骨密度在腰周脂肪比例高的组别中平均值较高,而女性腰椎骨密度在腰周脂肪比例高的组中平均值较低,髋部的骨密度则没有明显的改变。多元线性回归分析:女性组:骨密度与身高(r=0.276～0.497)和体重(r=0.216～0.526)正相关,与年龄负相关(r=-0.730～-0.454),与髋部周围脂肪比例负相关(r=-0.369～-0.352),与腰椎周围脂肪比例负相关(r=-0.400～-0.245)。在多元回归分析中,控制其他变量后,腰椎骨密度和腰椎周围脂肪比例无统计学上的相关性。腰椎骨密度和髋部周围脂肪比、髋部骨密度和两个部位的脂肪比均呈负相关,并且在BMI高的组中,负相关性较为显著,其中髋部脂肪比和腰椎骨密度负相关性最为显著(r=-0.220～-0.194)。男性组:骨密度与身高(r=0.139～0.388)和体重呈正相关,与年龄相关性差(r=-0.494～0.077),与髋部周围脂肪比例负相关(r=-0.400～-0.216),与腰椎周围脂肪比例负相关(r=-0.329～-0.223)。在多元回归分析中,控制其他变量后,腰椎骨密度和腰椎周围脂肪比例在BMI20 kg/m2组中呈显著的正相关(r=0.294),在其它组中没有显著的相关性。腰椎骨密度和髋部周围脂肪比、髋部骨密度和两个部位的脂肪比例呈负相关,其中腰椎骨密度和髋部周围脂肪比的负相关性最为显著(r=-0.207～-0.108),并且在BMI低的组中,负相关程度较高。结论脂肪含量对骨密度有显著的影响,局部脂肪比例增加骨密度下降显著(成年女性BMI指数越高相关性越高);脂肪分布对骨密度影响明显,髋部脂肪比(皮下脂肪为主)与腰椎骨密度的负相关性最显著。     

Nutritional and exercise-related determinants of bone density in elite female runners

Although the female athletic triad is widely recognized clinically, there have been few studies quantitating the effect of disordered eating on bone mineral density. The purpose of this study was to explore the mechanisms through which disordered eating might influence the skeleton in nationally or internationally competitive runners. Fifty British national or higher standard middle and long-distance female runners aged under 36 years were recruited; 24 had amenorrhea (AM), nine had oligomenorrhea (OL) and the others were eumenorrheic (EU). Bone mineral density (BMD g.cm^–2) of the proximal femur (femoral neck and trochanter) and lumbar spine (L2–L4) was measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and compared with population-based European reference data. Dietary eating patterns were assessed with the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT26) and Bulimia Investigatory Test Edinburgh (BITE) questionnaires. High eating disorder scores were common; the EAT26 score predicted menstrual disorders (P=0.014) and correlated with body mass index (BMI). BMD was generally low in the AM group, but was raised in the proximal femur in the EU group. In the AM group, younger age at start of training was associated with higher trochanteric BMD. In addition, years of eumenorrhea were positively associated with spine BMD. Although a high EAT26 score was associated with lower BMD in the proximal femur, this could be explained by the intermediary effect of menstrual disorders. Osteocalcin, a marker of bone formation, was reduced in the AM group and was also reduced by high VO₂max and high BITE score, consistent with a central (hypothalamic) pathway for suppressing osteoblastic bone formation. Eumenorrheic runners had increased femoral BMD compared with European controls, consistent with a positive effect of increased mechanical loading. The effect of disordered eating to reduce BMD could be explained by its association with menstrual dysfunction. Lumbar spine BMD was reduced most in those athletes who menstruated for the shortest time in adolescence.     

Age at first oral contraceptive use as a major determinant of vertebral bone mass in female endurance athletes

It was the aim of this retrospective analysis to examine the influence of low-dose monophasic oral contraceptives (OCs) on bone mineral density (BMD) of the femoral neck and of the spine in young female endurance athletes. Data on training intensity, dietary intake, menarche, menstrual cycle disorders, years of OC use, and age at first OC use were determined by a self-report questionnaire. Only athletes performing regular endurance exercise for more than 3 years with more than 3 h of exercise per week were included in this study and underwent a clinical assessment including measurement of weight, height, spine, and hip BMD by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, and collection of a blood sample. The data from 75 regularly exercising endurance athletes aged 18-35 years (26.5 +/- 4.8 years) were initially included in this analysis. Six athletes were later excluded due to oligo-/amenorrhea. Subjects were allocated into the OC group when they reported OC use for more than 3 years in women younger than 22 years of age, or when they reported OC use for more than 50% of the time after menarche in women aged 22-35 years. There were no differences in age, weight, height, body mass index (BMI), body fat, menarche, training intensity, age at start of training, or any serum parameters between OC users (n = 31) and control subjects (n = 38). However, OC users had 7.9% lower spine BMD and 8.8% lower proximal femur BMD (P < 0.01 for both sites). When the relationship between BMD of the spine and OC use was further analyzed by a stepwise model of multiple regression analysis using OC years, age at OC initiation, BMI, and menarche as independent variables, age at first OC use was found to be the best predictor of vertebral BMD, while the only significant predictor of femoral neck BMD was BMI. We conclude that OC use is associated with decreased BMD of the spine and the femoral neck in female endurance athletes, and that early age at initiation of OC use may be an important risk factor for low peak bone mass in young women.