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Bone Turnover Marker Profiling and Fracture Risk in Older Women : Fracture Risk from Age 75 to 90

Ivaska, Kaisa K. LU ; McGuigan, Fiona E. LU orcid ; Malmgren, Linnea LU orcid ; Gerdhem, Paul LU ; Johansson, Helena ; Kanis, John A. and Akesson, Kristina E. LU (2022) In Calcified Tissue International 111(3). p.288-299
Abstract

Purpose: A major challenge in osteoporosis is to identify individuals at high fracture risk. We investigated six bone turnover markers (BTMs) to determine association with specific fracture types; the time-frame for risk prediction and whether these are influenced by age at assessment. Methods: Population-based OPRA cohort (n = 1044) was assessed at ages 75, 80, 85 and fractures documented for up to 15 years. Six BTMs were analyzed at each time-point (N-terminal propeptide of type I collagen, PINP; total osteocalcin, OC; bone-specific alkaline phosphatase, BALP; C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen, CTX; tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase 5b, TRAcP5b; urinary osteocalcin). Hazard ratios (HR) for any, major osteoporotic, vertebral... (More)

Purpose: A major challenge in osteoporosis is to identify individuals at high fracture risk. We investigated six bone turnover markers (BTMs) to determine association with specific fracture types; the time-frame for risk prediction and whether these are influenced by age at assessment. Methods: Population-based OPRA cohort (n = 1044) was assessed at ages 75, 80, 85 and fractures documented for up to 15 years. Six BTMs were analyzed at each time-point (N-terminal propeptide of type I collagen, PINP; total osteocalcin, OC; bone-specific alkaline phosphatase, BALP; C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen, CTX; tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase 5b, TRAcP5b; urinary osteocalcin). Hazard ratios (HR) for any, major osteoporotic, vertebral and hip fractures were calculated as short (1, 2, 3 years) and long-term risk (5, 10, 15 years). Results: At 75 year, high CTX levels were associated with an increased risk of all fractures, including major osteoporotic fractures, across most time-frames (HRs ranging: 1.28 to 2.28). PINP was not consistently associated. Urinary osteocalcin was consistently associated with elevated short-term risk (HRs ranging: 1.83–2.72). Other BTMs were directionally in accordance, though not all statistically significant. BTMs were not predictive for hip fractures. Association of all BTMs attenuated over time; at 80 year none were associated with an increased fracture risk. Conclusion: CTX, urinary OC and TRAcP5b are predictive for fracture in a 1 to 3 year, perspective, whereas in the long-term or above age 80 years, BTMs appear less valuable. Resorption markers, particularly CTX, were more consistently associated with fracture risk than formation markers in the very elderly.

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Bone, Bone turnover markers, Fracture, Osteoporosis
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Calcified Tissue International
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3
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12 pages
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Springer
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0171-967X
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10.1007/s00223-022-00996-8
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  author       = {{Ivaska, Kaisa K. and McGuigan, Fiona E. and Malmgren, Linnea and Gerdhem, Paul and Johansson, Helena and Kanis, John A. and Akesson, Kristina E.}},
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  keywords     = {{Bone; Bone turnover markers; Fracture; Osteoporosis}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{3}},
  pages        = {{288--299}},
  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  series       = {{Calcified Tissue International}},
  title        = {{Bone Turnover Marker Profiling and Fracture Risk in Older Women : Fracture Risk from Age 75 to 90}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00223-022-00996-8}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/s00223-022-00996-8}},
  volume       = {{111}},
  year         = {{2022}},
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