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Trial reportEuropean journal of nutrition2013

Serum level of under-carboxylated osteocalcin and bone mineral density in early menopausal Norwegian women.

Nina Emaus, Nguyen D Nguyen, Bjørg Almaas, Gro K Berntsen, Jacqueline R Center, Monika Christensen, Clara G Gjesdal, Anne S Grimsgaard, Tuan V Nguyen, Laila Salomonsen and 2 more

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in European journal of nutrition, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Influence of carboxylation on osteocalcin detection by mass spectrometry.Rapid communications in mass spectrometry : RCM · 2016
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  8. A common polymorphism rs1800247 in osteocalcin gene was associated with serum osteocalcin levels, bone mineral density, and fracture: the Shanghai Changfeng Study.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2016
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Nina EmausDepartment of Health and Care Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø, 9037, Tromsø, Norway. nina.emaus@uit.no
Nguyen D Nguyen
Bjørg Almaas
Gro K Berntsen
Jacqueline R Center
Monika Christensen
Clara G Gjesdal
Anne S Grimsgaard
Tuan V Nguyen
Laila Salomonsen
John A Eisman
Vinjar M Fønnebø
Garvan Institute of Medical Research · AUHaukeland University Hospital · NODepartment of Health · TWUiT The Arctic University of Norway · NO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeSerum level of under-carboxylated osteocalcin (ucOC) is considered a sensitive measure of vitamin K status, and ucOC levels are associated with bone mineral density (BMD) and fracture risk in elderly persons. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between ucOC and BMD in early menopausal women.

methodsThe data reported here come from the enrollment in a double-blinded placebo-controlled randomized trial comprising 334 healthy Norwegian women between 50 and 60 years, 1-5 years after menopause, not using warfarin or medication known to affect bone metabolism. Total hip, femoral neck, lumbar spine, and total body BMD and serum level of ucOC and total osteocalcin were measured, and information of lifestyle was collected through questionnaires. The association between ucOC and BMD at all measurement sites was assessed by multiple regression analyses adjusting for possible confounding variables.

resultsThe absolute serum level of ucOC was significantly and negatively associated with BMD at all measurements sites, both in univariate analyses (p < 0.01) and in multivariate analyses adjusting for years since menopause, smoking status and weight (p < 0.01). However, serum ucOC, expressed as percentage of the total osteocalcin level, was not associated with BMD at any site.

conclusionsAchievement of adequate vitamin K nutritional intake is important, but ucOC expressed as percentage of total osteocalcin levels as reflection of vitamin K status does not seem to play a central role in determining BMD levels in early menopausal women.

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Bone DensityMenopauseBody HeightBody Mass IndexBody WeightDouble-Blind MethodFemaleFemur NeckHumansLumbar VertebraeMiddle AgedNorwayOsteocalcinRegression AnalysisSurveys and QuestionnairesVitamin KOsteocalcinVitamin K

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PMID22127508
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