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ArticleGlobal journal of health science2014

Assessment of vitamin K2 levels in osteoporotic patients: a case control study.

Akram Noori, Mahin Lashkari, Sonia Oveisi, Mohamad Reza Khair Khah, Ali Zargar

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Akram Noori
Mahin LashkariAssistant professor of Rheumatology, Metabolic Diseases Research Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.. lashkari_49@yahoo.com.
Sonia Oveisi
Mohamad Reza Khair Khah
Ali Zargar

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objectiveThe aim of this study was to measure the level of Vitamin K2 (Vit K2) in osteoporotic patients and individuals with normal bone density as controls. MATERIALS &

methodsThis case-control study was done in Outpatient Department of Rheumatology at Qazvin Boo-ali Sina Hospital in 2013. Participants were 50 patients with osteoporotic densitometry measured by DEXA (T score? -2.5) who were matched with 48 persons in control group with normal bone density (T score> -1). The level of Vit K2 in samples was measured using enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Data were analyzed by Mann-Whitney U test and Chi-square test.

resultsThe level of Vit K2 in patients with osteoporosis was not significantly different from the control group (Median: 75.95 vs. 71.35 nmol/L, respectively; P-value: 0.709). The authors determined cut-offs 75 percentile of vitamin K2 in all participants that was 85 nmol/L and percentages of persons in two groups were similar.

conclusionAlthough Vit K2 level in patients with osteoporosis was not significantly different from the control group, further studies are necessary to confirm the association of osteoporosis and Vit K2.

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Absorptiometry, PhotonAdultAgedAge FactorsBody Mass IndexBone DensityCase-Control StudiesEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOsteoporosisVitamin KVitamin K

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PMID25363106
PMCPMC4825521

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