Title | Biochemical Markers of Bone Turnover and Risk of Incident Diabetes in Older Women: The Cardiovascular Health Study. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2018 |
Authors | Massera, D, Biggs, ML, Walker, MD, Mukamal, KJ, Ix, JH, Djoussé, L, Valderrábano, RJ, Siscovick, DS, Tracy, RP, Xue, XN, Kizer, JR |
Journal | Diabetes Care |
Volume | 41 |
Issue | 9 |
Pagination | 1901-1908 |
Date Published | 2018 09 |
ISSN | 1935-5548 |
Abstract | <p><b>OBJECTIVE: </b>To investigate the relationship of osteocalcin (OC), a marker of bone formation, and C-terminal cross-linked telopeptide of type I collagen (CTX), a marker of bone resorption, with incident diabetes in older women.</p><p><b>RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: </b>The analysis included 1,455 female participants from the population-based Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS) (mean [SD] age 74.6 [5.0] years). The cross-sectional association of serum total OC and CTX levels with insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) was examined using multiple linear regression. The longitudinal association of both markers with incident diabetes, defined by follow-up glucose measurements, medications, and ICD-9 codes, was examined using multivariable Cox proportional hazards models.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>OC and CTX were strongly correlated ( = 0.80). In cross-sectional analyses, significant or near-significant inverse associations with HOMA-IR were observed for continuous levels of OC (β = -0.12 per SD increment; = 0.004) and CTX (β = -0.08 per SD; = 0.051) after full adjustment for demographic, lifestyle, and clinical covariates. During a median follow-up of 11.5 years, 196 cases of incident diabetes occurred. After full adjustment, both biomarkers exhibited inverse associations with incident diabetes (OC: hazard ratio 0.85 per SD [95% CI 0.71-1.02; = 0.075]; CTX: 0.82 per SD [0.69-0.98; = 0.031]), associations that were comparable in magnitude and approached or achieved statistical significance.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS: </b>In late postmenopausal women, lower OC and CTX levels were associated with similarly increased risks of insulin resistance at baseline and incident diabetes over long-term follow-up. Further research to delineate the mechanisms linking abnormal bone homeostasis and energy metabolism could uncover new approaches for the prevention of these age-related disorders.</p> |
DOI | 10.2337/dc18-0849 |
Alternate Journal | Diabetes Care |
PubMed ID | 30002202 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC6105330 |
Grant List | U01 HL080295 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States U01 HL130114 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States HHSN268200800007C / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01HC55222 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01HC85086 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States HHSN268200800001C / AR / NIAMS NIH HHS / United States HHSN268201200036C / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01HC85082 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01HC85083 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States K24 HL135413 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01HC85079 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States R01 AG023629 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States N01HC85080 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01HC85081 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States |