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Observational studyThe Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism2025

Greater Urinary Calcium Excretion Is Associated With Diminished Bone Accrual in Youth With Type 1 Diabetes.

David R Weber, Kimberly O O'Brien, Lance Ballester, Noya Rackovsky, Bethany Graulich, George J Schwartz

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David R WeberDepartment of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6895-2372
Kimberly O O'BrienDivision of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA.
Lance BallesterBiostatistics and Data Management Core, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Noya RackovskyDepartment of Pediatrics, Golisano Children's Hospital, The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.
Bethany GraulichDepartment of Pediatrics, Golisano Children's Hospital, The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.
George J SchwartzDepartment of Pediatrics, Golisano Children's Hospital, The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.

Funding

Repurposing rifampin to reduce elevated levels of blood and urine calcium in patients with inactivating mutations of CYP24A1R01DK112955 · NIDDK · CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA · PI Michael A. Levine, David R Weber · 2017 to 2026
$5.1M
Investigation of Hypercalciuria as a Cause of Impaired Bone Mineral Accrual in Type 1 DiabetesK23DK114477 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI WEBER, DAVID R · 2017 to 2019
$573k
NIDDK NIH HHS K23 DK114477NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK112955NIH HHS
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

contextThe adverse skeletal effects of type 1 diabetes (T1D) include deficient bone accrual and lifelong increased fracture risk. The contributors to impaired bone accrual in people with T1D are incompletely understood.

objectiveTo determine if urinary calcium excretion is associated with impaired bone accrual in youth with T1D and to characterize the contribution of glycemic control and markers of bone mineral metabolism to urinary calcium excretion.

designObservational study.

participantsFifty participants with T1D aged 6 to 20 years completed a 12-month longitudinal study of bone accrual. A second cohort of 99 similarly aged participants with T1D completed cross-sectional 24-hour urine and blood collections.

main outcome measureWhole body less head bone mineral content (WBLH BMC) velocity Z-score and fractional excretion of calcium (FeCa).

resultsParticipants in the bone accrual cohort had lower WBLH BMC velocity compared to a healthy reference dataset (Z-score -0.3 ± 1.0, P = .03). FeCa was negatively associated with WBLH BMC velocity Z-score, ρ = -0.47, P = .001. In the urinary calcium excretion cohort, intact PTH (β = -0.4, P = .01), beta c-telopeptide (β = 0.35, P = .007), and either hemoglobin A1c (β = 0.08, P = .03) or urine fractional glucose excretion (β = 0.07, P = .03) were associated with FeCa in multivariable regression models that included known determinants of urinary calcium excretion.

conclusionUrinary calcium excretion was negatively associated with bone accrual in this cohort of youth with T1D. Mechanistic studies are needed to determine if interventions to reduce urinary calcium excretion could increase bone accrual and reduce skeletal fragility in people with T1D.

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Bone and BonesBone DensityCalciumDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1AdolescentBiomarkersChildCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGlycated HemoglobinHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleYoung AdultBiomarkersCalciumGlycated Hemoglobindisorders of calcium/phosphate metabolismDXAosteoporosistype 1 diabetes

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PMID39302657
PMCPMC12086414

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