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ArticleJournal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions2018

Ovarian volume is associated with adiposity measures and bone mineral density in postmenopausal women.

Eleni Armeni, Anastasia Tsitoura, Leon Aravantinos, Panagiotis Vakas, Areti Augoulea, Demetrios Rizos, Aris Antoniou, Andreas Alexandrou, Efthymios Deligeoroglou, Irene Lambrinoudaki

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Eleni Armeni2nd Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aretaieio Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Anastasia Tsitoura
Leon Aravantinos
Panagiotis Vakas
Areti Augoulea
Demetrios Rizos
Aris Antoniou
Andreas Alexandrou
Efthymios Deligeoroglou
Irene Lambrinoudaki

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introductionThe present study aimed to assess the association between ovarian volume and demographic and anthropometric parameters, as well as sex hormones and bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal women.

methods161 healthy postmenopausal women participated in this cross-sectional study. Fasting venous blood samples were obtained for biochemical/hormonal assessment. Anthropometric parameters included body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR). Ultrasonography was used to estimate the average ovarian volume for each participant. BMD was measured in the femoral neck (FN) and the lumbar spine (LS) using DXA.

resultsMean ovarian volume increased linearly with increasing quartiles of BMI (Q1:0.985±0.25, Q2: 1.11±0.29, Q3: 1.07±0.28, Q4: 1.19±0.38, p-value for linear trend 0.013). Ovarian volume correlated positively with BMI (r=0.128, p-value=0.038), FN BMD (r=0.233, p-value=0.003), FN T-score (r=0.223, p-value=0.004) and FN Z-score (r=0.171, p-value=0.027). Multivariate analysis showed that ovarian volume was predicted by WHR (b-coefficient=0.157, p-value=0.047) and SHBG (b-coefficient= -0.160, p-value=0.042), independently of age and BMI. Finally, FN BMD was predicted by ovarian volume, independently of age, menopausal age and BMI.

conclusionOvarian volume was positively and independently associated with adiposity indexes and femoral BMD in postmenopausal women. Lower SHBG levels were associated with higher ovarian volume. Insulin resistance may mediate these results. The significance of these findings should be assessed in larger prospective studies.

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AdiposityAgedBody Mass IndexBone DensityCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMiddle AgedObesityOrgan SizeOvaryPostmenopause

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PMCPMC6313034

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