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ArticleOsteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA2016

Optimal serum cholesterol concentrations are associated with accelerated bone loss in African ancestry men.

A L Kuipers, I Miljkovic, R Evans, C H Bunker, A L Patrick, J M Zmuda

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Article in Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

A L KuipersDepartment of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, 130 DeSoto Street, A543 Crabtree Hall, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA. kuipers@pitt.edu.
I MiljkovicDepartment of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, 130 DeSoto Street, A543 Crabtree Hall, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA.
R EvansDepartment of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, 130 DeSoto Street, A543 Crabtree Hall, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA.
C H BunkerDepartment of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, 130 DeSoto Street, A543 Crabtree Hall, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA.
A L PatrickTobago Health Studies Office, Jerningham Court, James Park, Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago.
J M ZmudaDepartment of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, 130 DeSoto Street, A543 Crabtree Hall, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA.
University of Pittsburgh · USUniversity of Trinidad and Tobago · TT

Funding

Cardiovascular Epidemiology Training ProgramT32HL083825 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI AKIRA SEKIKAWA · 2008 to 2026
$6.1M
Epidemiology of Bone Loss in African MenR01AR049747 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI ZMUDA, JOSEPH M. · 2003 to 2014
$5.9M
Molecular Epidemiology of the Wnt Pathway in Subclinical Cardiovascular DiseaseK01HL125658 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI KUIPERS, ALLISON L · 2015 to 2019
$693k
Epidemiology and Genetics of Skeletal Muscle CompositionK01DK083029 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI MILJKOVIC, IVA · 2008 to 2012
$640k
NHLBI NIH HHS K01 HL125658NHLBI NIH HHS K01-HL125658NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL083825NHLBI NIH HHS T32-HL083825NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR049747NIAMS NIH HHS R01-AR049747NIDDK NIH HHS K01 DK083029NIDDK NIH HHS K01-DK083029
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

unlabelledWe tested if serum lipid and lipoprotein cholesterol levels are associated with longitudinal measures of bone mineral density (BMD) in 1289 African ancestry men. After 6 years of mean follow-up, men with clinically optimal levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL), high-density lipoprotein (HDL), or triglycerides at baseline experienced the greatest BMD loss, independent of potential confounding factors (all p < 0.05).

introductionStudies of lipid and lipoprotein cholesterol associations with bone mineral density (BMD) and bone loss have been inconclusive, and longitudinal data are sparse. Therefore, the aim of this study was to test if fasting serum lipid and lipoprotein cholesterol levels are associated with areal and volumetric BMD and BMD change.

methodsWe determined the association of serum triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein (HDL), and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol concentrations with cross-sectional and longitudinal (mean follow-up, 6.1 years) measures of BMD in a cohort of 1289 in African ancestry men (mean age, 56.4 years). Fasting serum triglycerides, HDL, and LDL were measured at baseline concurrent with BMD assessments. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry was used to quantify integral hip BMD, and peripheral quantitative computed tomography at the radius and tibia was used to quantify volumetric BMD. Men were categorized as optimal, borderline, or high risk for triglyceride, HDL, and LDL concentrations based on Adult Treatment Panel III guidelines.

resultsLower serum triglyceride or LDL and higher HDL concentrations were associated with lower trabecular BMD at baseline (all p < 0.05). Similarly, men classified as having optimal levels of LDL, HDL, or triglycerides at baseline experienced the greatest integral BMD loss at the hip and trabecular BMD loss at the tibia (all p < 0.05), independent of potential confounding factors.

conclusionsWe found that clinically optimal serum lipid and lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations were associated with accelerated bone loss among Afro-Caribbean men. Further studies are needed to better understand the mechanisms involved and potential clinical significance of these findings.

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Absorptiometry, PhotonAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBlack PeopleBone DensityBone Diseases, MetabolicCholesterolCholesterol, LDLFollow-Up StudiesHumansLipidsLipoproteinsMaleMiddle AgedTriglyceridesCholesterolCholesterol, LDLLipidslipoprotein cholesterolLipoproteinsTriglyceridesAfrican ancestryBone mineral densityCholesterolLipidsLipoproteinsTriglycerides

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PMCPMC4792711
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