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Biochemical Markers of Bone Turnover and Risk of Incident Diabetes in Older Women: The Cardiovascular Health Study.

TitleBiochemical Markers of Bone Turnover and Risk of Incident Diabetes in Older Women: The Cardiovascular Health Study.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2018
AuthorsMassera, D, Biggs, ML, Walker, MD, Mukamal, KJ, Ix, JH, Djoussé, L, Valderrábano, RJ, Siscovick, DS, Tracy, RP, Xue, XN, Kizer, JR
JournalDiabetes Care
Volume41
Issue9
Pagination1901-1908
Date Published2018 09
ISSN1935-5548
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>
DOI10.2337/dc18-0849
Alternate JournalDiabetes Care
PubMed ID30002202
PubMed Central IDPMC6105330
Grant ListU01 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
ePub date: 
18/07