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Cao X, He L, Sun R, Chen S. Gender-specific associations between abdominal adipose mass and bone mineral density in the middle-aged US population. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2023; 24:715. [PMID: 37684622 PMCID: PMC10485967 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-023-06844-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES The relationship between abdominal adipose tissue and osteoporosis is poorly understood. The purpose of this study was to examine the associations of abdominal adipose tissue with bone mineral density (BMD) among a nationally representative sample of US middle-aged adults. MATERIAL AND METHODS This study included 1498 participants from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2013-2014 and 2017-2018. Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry was used to measure BMD at the lumbar spine and femoral neck, as well as to assess abdominal adipose mass by categorizing total adipose tissue (TAT) into visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT). Linear regression was used to assess the relationship between abdominal adipose tissue and BMD, and logistic regression and generalized additive model were used to assess the associations of abdominal adipose tissue with the development of low BMD. RESULTS In our study, men accounted for 51.3%, and the mean age and body mass index for men and women were 49.3 and 49.6 years, and 23.9 and 28.3 kg/m2, respectively. In the univariate model, we found that abdominal adipose mass was positively associated with BMD at femoral neck and spine in both genders. In the multivariate model, among men, a negative correlation was observed between TAT and SAT and BMD at the femoral neck. Additionally, higher masses of TAT, SAT, and VAT were found to significantly increase the risk of low BMD at both the femoral neck and lumbar spine. In contrast, there was no significant association between abdominal adipose mass and BMD in middle-aged women, regardless of menopausal status. CONCLUSIONS Our finding suggested that abdominal adipose tissue, regardless of its location (SAT or VAT), may have a negative impact on BMD in middle-aged men independently of body weight, but this relationship was not observed in women. Further research is needed to confirm these findings and investigate potential mechanisms underlying these associations.
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- Xueqin Cao
- Department of Endocrinology, The Dushu Lake Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Chongwen Road No. 9, Suzhou, 215000, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Dushu Lake Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Chongwen Road No. 9, Suzhou, 215000, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Dushu Lake Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Chongwen Road No. 9, Suzhou, 215000, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Dushu Lake Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Chongwen Road No. 9, Suzhou, 215000, Jiangsu, China.
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Franceschi R, Radetti G, Soffiati M, Maines E. Forearm Fractures in Overweight-Obese Children and Adolescents: A Matter of Bone Density, Bone Geometry or Body Composition? Calcif Tissue Int 2022; 111:107-115. [PMID: 35316361 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-022-00971-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Forearm fractures in children and adolescents are associated with increased body mass index (BMI). This bone site is non-weight-bearing and therefore is appropriate to explore the effect of BMI on bone mineral density (BMD) and bone geometry, avoiding the confounding effect of increased weight-associated mechanical loading. The aim of this review was to summarize available evidence on bone indices and body composition assessed by peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) or dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) at the forearm level in overweight (Ow) or obese (Ob) subjects. We conducted a review of the literature according to the PICOS model. A total of 46 studies were identified following the literature search. A final number of 12 studies were included in this review. pQCT studies evidenced that Ow and Ob children typically have normal or increased volumetric BMD (vBMD), total bone area and cortical area, with normal or reduced cortical thickness at the forearm. Outcomes from DXA evaluations are less conclusive. In almost all the studies fat mass and lean mass area at the forearm are increased. A higher fat-to-lean mass ratio has been observed in few studies. Bone strength was reported as normal or increased compared to normal weight peers. In Ow or Ob children-adolescents, vBMD, bone size and bone strength are not reduced compared to normal weight peers. The local higher fat-to-lean mass ratio may give a mismatch between bone strength and the load experienced by the distal forearm during a fall, resulting in increased risk of forearm fractures.
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- Roberto Franceschi
- Pediatric Department, S. Chiara General Hospital, Largo Medaglie d'Oro, 9, 38122, Trento, Italy.
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- Division of Pediatrics, General Hospital Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy
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- Pediatric Department, S. Chiara General Hospital, Largo Medaglie d'Oro, 9, 38122, Trento, Italy
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- Pediatric Department, S. Chiara General Hospital, Largo Medaglie d'Oro, 9, 38122, Trento, Italy
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Fiscaletti M, Coorey CP, Biggin A, Briody J, Little DG, Schindeler A, Munns CF. Diagnosis of Recurrent Fracture in a Pediatric Cohort. Calcif Tissue Int 2018; 103:529-539. [PMID: 29943187 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-018-0449-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2018] [Accepted: 06/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Significant fracture history in children is defined as having at least one vertebral fracture, at least 2 fractures by age 10, or at least 3 fractures by age 19. Between September 2011 and December 2014, clinical data were collected on children with a significant fracture history that attended a major Australian children's hospital. Fifty-six patients were identified as having 305 fractures in total, including 44 vertebral fractures. 18% of patients (10/56) were diagnosed with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) by a bone health expert, molecular testing or both, and they sustained 23% of all fractures (71/305). Analysis of serum bone biochemistry showed all median values to be within a normal range and no clinically significant differences between patients with and without OI. The DXA and pQCT derived bone mineral density (BMD) and bone mineral content (BMC) Z scores were reduced overall. DXA derived total body and lumbar spine areal BMD-for-age and BMC-for-age Z scores were significantly lower in children who had vertebral fractures or who were later diagnosed with OI. Similarly, pQCT performed on radii and tibiae showed Z scores significantly less than zero. pQCT-derived limb muscle cross sectional area Z scores were significantly lower in the OI subgroup. In conclusion, this study describes the bone phenotype of children referred to a tertiary hospital clinic for recurrent fractures and highlights a subset of children with previously undiagnosed OI, but a larger cohort without classic OI. Thus it can be clinically challenging to differentiate between children with OI type 1 (mild phenotype) and non-OI children without bone densitometry and genetic testing. We conclude that recurrent fractures in children should prompt a comprehensive bone and systemic health assessment to eliminate an underlying pathology.
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- M Fiscaletti
- Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia.
- Department of Endocrinology & Diabetes, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Locked Bag 4001, Westmead, NSW, 2145, Australia.
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- Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia
- Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia
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- Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Department of Orthopaedics, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Orthopaedic Research & Biotechnology Unit, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Australia
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- Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Orthopaedic Research & Biotechnology Unit, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Australia
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- Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia
- Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Kelley JC, Stettler-Davis N, Leonard MB, Hill D, Wrotniak BH, Shults J, Stallings VA, Berkowitz R, Xanthopoulos MS, Prout-Parks E, Klieger SB, Zemel BS. Effects of a Randomized Weight Loss Intervention Trial in Obese Adolescents on Tibia and Radius Bone Geometry and Volumetric Density. J Bone Miner Res 2018; 33:42-53. [PMID: 28884881 PMCID: PMC8527854 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.3288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2017] [Revised: 08/31/2017] [Accepted: 09/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Obese adolescents have increased fracture risk, but effects of alterations in adiposity on bone accrual and strength in obese adolescents are not understood. We evaluated 12-month changes in trabecular and cortical volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD) and cortical geometry in obese adolescents undergoing a randomized weight management program, and investigated the effect of body composition changes on bone outcomes. Peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) of the radius and tibia, and whole-body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans were obtained at baseline, 6 months, and 12 months in 91 obese adolescents randomized to standard care versus behavioral intervention for weight loss. Longitudinal models assessed effects of body composition changes on bone outcomes, adjusted for age, bone length, and African-American ancestry, and stratified by sex. Secondary analyses included adjustment for physical activity, maturation, vitamin D, and inflammatory biomarkers. Baseline body mass index (BMI) was similar between intervention groups. Twelve-month change in BMI in the standard care group was 1.0 kg/m2 versus -0.4 kg/m2 in the behavioral intervention group (p < 0.01). Intervention groups were similar in bone outcomes, so they were combined for subsequent analyses. For the tibia, BMI change was not associated with change in vBMD or structure. Greater baseline lean body mass index (LBMI) associated with higher cortical vBMD in males, trabecular vBMD in females, and polar section modulus (pZ) and periosteal circumference (Peri-C) in both sexes. In females, change in LBMI positively associated with gains in pZ and Peri-C. Baseline visceral adipose tissue (VFAT) was inversely associated with pZ in males and cortical vBMD in females. Change in VFAT did not affect bone outcomes. For the radius, BMI and LBMI changes positively associated with pZ in males. Thus, in obese adolescents, weight loss intervention with modest changes in BMI was not detrimental to radius or tibia bone strength, and changes in lean, but not adiposity, measures were beneficial to bone development. © 2017 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.
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- Jennifer C Kelley
- Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.,Pediatric Advanced Care Team, The Children's Hospital of Philadephia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, D'Youville College, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.,Division of Biostatistics and Data Management, The Children's Hospital of Philadephia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.,Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, The Children's Hospital of Philadephia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.,Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, The Children's Hospital of Philadephia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Biostatistical and Data Management Core, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.,Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, The Children's Hospital of Philadephia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Kelley JC, Crabtree N, Zemel BS. Bone Density in the Obese Child: Clinical Considerations and Diagnostic Challenges. Calcif Tissue Int 2017; 100:514-527. [PMID: 28105511 PMCID: PMC5395312 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-016-0233-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2016] [Accepted: 12/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The prevalence of obesity in children has reached epidemic proportions. Concern about bone health in obese children, in part, derives from the potentially increased fracture risk associated with obesity. Additional risk factors that affect bone mineral accretion, may also contribute to obesity, such as low physical activity and nutritional factors. Consequences of obesity, such as inflammation, insulin resistance, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, may also affect bone mineral acquisition, especially during the adolescent years when rapid increases in bone contribute to attaining peak bone mass. Further, numerous pediatric health conditions are associated with excess adiposity, altered body composition, or endocrine disturbances that can affect bone accretion. Thus, there is a multitude of reasons for considering clinical assessment of bone health in an obese child. Multiple diagnostic challenges affect the measurement of bone density and its interpretation. These include greater precision error, difficulty in positioning, and the effects of increased lean and fat tissue on bone health outcomes. Future research is required to address these issues to improve bone health assessment in obese children.
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- Jennifer C Kelley
- Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Monroe Carell, Jr Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, UK
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 3535 Market Street, Room 1560, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The purpose of this review is to summarize the recent clinical findings surrounding the muscle-bone relationships in children, while considering muscle adiposity, endocrine factors, and lifestyle influences (i.e., diet and exercise) involved in pediatric musculoskeletal development. RECENT FINDINGS Positive relationships between cortical bone geometry and muscle mass, size and function have been reported. Prospective studies in particular have helped clarify some of the inconsistent relationships between muscle and cortical bone volumetric density. Muscle fat is associated with impaired glucose handling and muscular functionality, which may in turn have a downstream effect on cortical bone growth during adolescence. Lifestyle factors such as healthful diets and higher impact physical activities can promote optimal skeletal development by improving the muscular phenotype and endocrine profile. SUMMARY Muscle and bone are two intricately-related tissue types; however, factors such as sex, maturation, study design, and outcome measures studied can modify this relationship. Further research is warranted to understand the impact of muscle adiposity on cardiometabolic health, muscle function and, subsequently, pediatric musculoskeletal development and fracture risk. Following age-specific diet and physical activity recommendations should be a major focus in obtaining optimal muscle and bone development throughout maturation.
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- Joseph M Kindler
- aDepartment of Foods and Nutrition, College of Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens bDepartment of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Georgia, USA
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Veilleux LN, Pouliot-Laforte A, Lemay M, Cheung MS, Glorieux FH, Rauch F. The functional muscle-bone unit in patients with osteogenesis imperfecta type I. Bone 2015; 79:52-7. [PMID: 26004918 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2015.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2014] [Revised: 04/24/2015] [Accepted: 05/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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CONTEXT Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) type I is a heritable bone fragility disorder that is caused by mutations affecting collagen type I. We recently showed that patients with OI type I frequently have muscle weakness. As muscle force and bone mass are usually closely related, we hypothesized that muscle weakness in OI type I could contribute to increase bone mass deficit in the lower extremities. OBJECTIVE To assess the muscle-bone relationship in the lower extremities of children and adolescents with OI type I. SETTING The study was carried out in the outpatients department of a pediatric orthopedic hospital. Patients and other participants Thirty children and adolescents with OI type I (20 females; mean age [SD]: 11.2 years [3.9]) were compared with 30 healthy age- and sex-matched controls (mean age [SD]: 11.1 years [4.5]). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Tibia bone mineral content (BMC; mg/mm) was measured by peripheral quantitative computed tomography to estimate bone strength at the 4% and 14% sites. Lower extremity peak force (kN) was measured by mechanography using the multiple two-legged hopping test. RESULTS Compared with age- and sex-matched controls, patients with OI type I had 17% lower peak force (1.3 kN vs. 1.7 kN; p=0.002) as well as a 22% lower BMC (128 mg/mm vs. 165 mg/mm; p<0.001). Stepwise regression analysis showed that muscle force and tibia length were positively related to bone strength (r(2)=0.90, p<0.001) whereas there was no effect of the disease status (OI vs. control). CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that the muscle-bone relationship is similar between children and adolescents with OI type I and healthy age and sex-matched controls. It also suggests that muscle weakness may contribute to decreased bone strength in individuals with OI type I.
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- Louis-Nicolas Veilleux
- Shriners Hospital for Children, 1529 Cedar Avenue, Montréal, Québec H3G 1A6, Canada; Department of Pediatrics, McGill University, 1529 Cedar Avenue, Montréal, Québec H3G 1A6, Canada; Centre de Réadaptation Marie-Enfant, Research Center, Hôpital Sainte-Justine, 5200 Bélanger Street East, Montréal, Québec H1T 1C9, Canada.
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- Shriners Hospital for Children, 1529 Cedar Avenue, Montréal, Québec H3G 1A6, Canada; Centre de Réadaptation Marie-Enfant, Research Center, Hôpital Sainte-Justine, 5200 Bélanger Street East, Montréal, Québec H1T 1C9, Canada; Département de Kinanthropologie, Université du Québec à Montréal, 141 Avenue du Président Kennedy Complexe des Sciences Pierre-Dansereau, Montréal, Québec H2X 1Y4, Canada
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- Centre de Réadaptation Marie-Enfant, Research Center, Hôpital Sainte-Justine, 5200 Bélanger Street East, Montréal, Québec H1T 1C9, Canada; Département de Kinanthropologie, Université du Québec à Montréal, 141 Avenue du Président Kennedy Complexe des Sciences Pierre-Dansereau, Montréal, Québec H2X 1Y4, Canada
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- Shriners Hospital for Children, 1529 Cedar Avenue, Montréal, Québec H3G 1A6, Canada; Department of Pediatrics, McGill University, 1529 Cedar Avenue, Montréal, Québec H3G 1A6, Canada
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- Shriners Hospital for Children, 1529 Cedar Avenue, Montréal, Québec H3G 1A6, Canada; Department of Pediatrics, McGill University, 1529 Cedar Avenue, Montréal, Québec H3G 1A6, Canada
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- Shriners Hospital for Children, 1529 Cedar Avenue, Montréal, Québec H3G 1A6, Canada; Department of Pediatrics, McGill University, 1529 Cedar Avenue, Montréal, Québec H3G 1A6, Canada; Centre de Réadaptation Marie-Enfant, Research Center, Hôpital Sainte-Justine, 5200 Bélanger Street East, Montréal, Québec H1T 1C9, Canada
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Singhal V, Maffazioli GDN, Cano Sokoloff N, Ackerman KE, Lee H, Gupta N, Clarke H, Slattery M, Bredella MA, Misra M. Regional fat depots and their relationship to bone density and microarchitecture in young oligo-amenorrheic athletes. Bone 2015; 77:83-90. [PMID: 25868796 PMCID: PMC4447547 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2015.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2015] [Revised: 03/23/2015] [Accepted: 04/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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CONTEXT Various fat depots have differential effects on bone. Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) is deleterious to bone, whereas subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) has positive effects. Also, marrow adipose tissue (MAT), a relatively newly recognized fat depot is inversely associated with bone mineral density (BMD). Bone mass in athletes depends on many factors including gonadal steroids and muscle mass. Exercise increases muscle mass and BMD, whereas, estrogen deficiency decreases BMD. Thus, the beneficial effects of weight-bearing exercise on areal and volumetric BMD (aBMD and vBMD) in regularly menstruating (eumenorrheic) athletes (EA) are attenuated in oligo-amenorrheic athletes (OA). Of note, data regarding VAT, SAT, MAT and regional muscle mass in OA compared with EA and non-athletes (C), and their impact on bone are lacking. METHODS We used (i) MRI to assess VAT and SAT at the L4 vertebra level, and cross-sectional muscle area (CSA) of the mid-thigh, (ii) 1H-MRS to assess MAT at L4, the proximal femoral metaphysis and mid-diaphysis, (iii) DXA to assess spine and hip aBMD, and (iv) HRpQCT to assess vBMD at the distal radius (non-weight-bearing bone) and tibia (weight-bearing bone) in 41 young women (20 OA, 10 EA and 11 C 18-25 years). All athletes engaged in weight-bearing sports for ≥ 4 h/week or ran ≥ 20 miles/week. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES VAT, SAT and MAT at L4; CSA of the mid-thigh; MAT at the proximal femoral metaphysis and mid-diaphysis; aBMD, vBMD and bone microarchitecture. RESULTS Groups had comparable age, menarchal age, BMI, VAT, VAT/SAT and spine BMD Z-scores. EA had higher femoral neck BMD Z-scores than OA and C. Fat mass was lowest in OA. SAT was lowest in OA (p = 0.048); L4 MAT was higher in OA than EA (p = 0.03). We found inverse associations of (i) VAT/SAT with spine BMD Z-scores (r = -0.42, p = 0.01), (ii) L4 MAT with spine and hip BMD Z-scores (r = -0.44, p = 0.01; r = -0.36, p = 0.02), and vBMD of the radius and tibia (r = -0.49, p = 0.002; r = -0.41, p = 0.01), and (iii) diaphyseal and metaphyseal MAT with vBMD of the radius (r ≤ -0.42, p ≤ 0.01) and tibia (r ≤ -0.34, p ≤ 0.04). In a multivariate model including VAT/SAT, L4 MAT and thigh CSA, spine and hip BMD Z-scores were predicted inversely by L4 MAT and positively by thigh CSA, and total and cortical radius and total tibial vBMD were predicted inversely by L4 MAT. VAT/SAT did not predict radius or tibia total vBMD in this model, but inversely predicted spine BMD Z-scores. When L4 MAT was replaced with diaphyseal or metaphyseal MAT in the model, diaphyseal and metaphyseal MAT did not predict aBMD Z-scores, but diaphyseal MAT inversely predicted total vBMD of the radius and tibia. These results did not change after adding percent body fat to the model. CONCLUSIONS VAT/SAT is an inverse predictor of lumbar spine aBMD Z-scores, while L4 MAT is an independent inverse predictor of aBMD Z-scores at the spine and hip and vBMD measures at the distal tibia and radius in athletes and non-athletes. Diaphyseal MAT independently predicts vBMD measures of the distal tibia and radius.
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- Vibha Singhal
- Pediatric Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children and Harvard Medical School, 175 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Division of Sports Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, 319 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, USA.
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- Department of Adolescent Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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- Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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- Pediatric Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children and Harvard Medical School, 175 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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Leonard MB, Zemel BS, Wrotniak BH, Klieger SB, Shults J, Stallings VA, Stettler N. Tibia and radius bone geometry and volumetric density in obese compared to non-obese adolescents. Bone 2015; 73:69-76. [PMID: 25497572 PMCID: PMC4540475 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2014.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2014] [Revised: 10/27/2014] [Accepted: 12/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
Childhood obesity is associated with biologic and behavioral characteristics that may impact bone mineral density (BMD) and structure. The objective was to determine the association between obesity and bone outcomes, independent of sexual and skeletal maturity, muscle area and strength, physical activity, calcium intake, biomarkers of inflammation, and vitamin D status. Tibia and radius peripheral quantitative CT scans were obtained in 91 obese (BMI>97th percentile) and 51 non-obese adolescents (BMI>5th and <85th percentiles). Results were converted to sex- and race-specific Z-scores relative to age. Cortical structure, muscle area and muscle strength (by dynamometry) Z-scores were further adjusted for bone length. Obese participants had greater height Z-scores (p<0.001), and advanced skeletal maturity (p<0.0001), compared with non-obese participants. Tibia cortical section modulus and calf muscle area Z-scores were greater in obese participants (1.07 and 1.63, respectively, both p<0.0001). Tibia and radius trabecular and cortical volumetric BMD did not differ significantly between groups. Calf muscle area and strength Z-scores, advanced skeletal maturity, and physical activity (by accelerometry) were positively associated with tibia cortical section modulus Z-scores (all p<0.01). Adjustment for muscle area Z-score attenuated differences in tibia section modulus Z-scores between obese and non-obese participants from 1.07 to 0.28. After multivariate adjustment for greater calf muscle area and strength Z-scores, advanced maturity, and less moderate to vigorous physical activity, tibia section modulus Z-scores were 0.32 (95% CI -0.18, 0.43, p=0.06) greater in obese, vs. non-obese participants. Radius cortical section modulus Z-scores were 0.45 greater (p=0.08) in obese vs. non-obese participants; this difference was attenuated to 0.14 with adjustment for advanced maturity. These findings suggest that greater tibia cortical section modulus in obese adolescents is attributable to advanced skeletal maturation and greater muscle area and strength, while less moderate to vigorous physical activities offset the positive effects of these covariates. The impact of obesity on cortical structure was greater at weight bearing sites.
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- Mary B Leonard
- Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, USA.
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Department of Physical Therapy, D'Youville College, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, D'Youville College, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Kim SM, Kim SH, Kim JJ, Kim MJ, Kwon HT, Suh CS, Choi YM, Kim JG. Increased bone mineral density according to increase of skeletal muscle mass in 534 Korean women: A retrospective cohort study conducted over 2.7 years. Obstet Gynecol Sci 2015; 58:135-43. [PMID: 25798427 PMCID: PMC4366866 DOI: 10.5468/ogs.2015.58.2.135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2014] [Revised: 09/25/2014] [Accepted: 10/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To determine the impact of the changes in the amount of abdominal fat, directly measured by computed tomography, body composition, and the metabolic syndrome (MetS) risk factors on the bone mineral density (BMD) of Korean women. METHODS A retrospective cohort study involving 534 Korean women aged 29 to 78 years, who had undergone both dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and abdominal adipose tissue analysis by computed tomography scan more than twice between January 2004 and December 2010. The changes in the BMD values were examined in association with the changes in fat amount, body composition parameters, and risk factors of MetS. RESULTS On cross sectional analysis, there was a significant positive correlation between femoral BMD and total abdominal fat amount at the initial visit. However, the correlation disappeared when the impact of change of the fat amount on the change in BMD was analyzed over the study period. When the MetS and body composition parameters were analyzed, a significantly positive correlation was found between skeletal muscle mass and BMD. There was no significant relationship between the MetS risk factors or other body composition parameters and BMD throughout the study period after adjusting for age (time interval). CONCLUSION Among body composition parameters, only increased skeletal muscle mass had a positive correlation with increased BMD over the study period of 2.7 years.
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- Sun Mie Kim
- Seoul National University Hospital Health Care System Kangnam Center, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Institute of Reproductive Medicine and Population, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Seoul National University Hospital Health Care System Kangnam Center, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Seoul National University Hospital Health Care System Kangnam Center, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Seoul National University Hospital Health Care System Kangnam Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Institute of Reproductive Medicine and Population, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Institute of Reproductive Medicine and Population, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Institute of Reproductive Medicine and Population, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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El-Masry SA, Hassan NE, El-Banna RA, El Hussieny MS. The Relation between Visceral and Subcutaneous Fat to Bone Mass among Egyptian Children and Adolescents. Open Access Maced J Med Sci 2014. [DOI: 10.3889/oamjms.2014.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND: The relation between fat distribution and bone mass is still being debated in children and adolescents.AIM: To verify the influence of both visceral and subcutaneous fat on bone mass among Egyptian children and adolescents.SUBJECTS AND METHODS: The study involved 78 (38 boys and 40 girls) individuals from children (42) and adolescents (36), aged 8-17 years. They were divided into 2 age groups: children group (20 boys and 22 girls) aged 8-12 years and adolescent group (18 boys and 18 girls) aged 13-17 years. Anthropometric measurements, visceral and subcutaneous fat (measured by ultrasound), body composition, BMD and BMC (Measured by DXA), were attempted.RESULTS: Among children, significant positive correlations between visceral fat; in males; and subcutaneous fat; in females; with total BMC, BMD and its Z-score were revealed. After exclusion of age effect, the association between visceral fat in females with total BMD and its Z-score and lumbar BMD-Z-score became significant. For adolescents, no correlation was observed between either visceral or subcutaneous fat with any parameter of bone mass.CONCLUSIONS: Visceral and subcutaneous fat had significant positive association with bone mass in children; males and females respectively. On the contrary such association disappeared during adolescence.
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Csapo R, Malis V, Sinha U, Du J, Sinha S. Age-associated differences in triceps surae muscle composition and strength - an MRI-based cross-sectional comparison of contractile, adipose and connective tissue. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2014; 15:209. [PMID: 24939372 PMCID: PMC4072482 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-15-209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2013] [Accepted: 06/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background In human skeletal muscles, the aging process causes a decrease of contractile and a concomitant increase of intramuscular adipose (IMAT) and connective (IMCT) tissues. The accumulation of non-contractile tissues may contribute to the significant loss of intrinsic muscle strength typically observed at older age but their in vivo quantification is challenging. The purpose of this study was to establish MR imaging-based methods to quantify the relative amounts of IMCT, IMAT and contractile tissues in young and older human cohorts, and investigate their roles in determining age-associated changes in skeletal muscle strength. Methods Five young (31.6 ± 7.0 yrs) and five older (83.4 ± 3.2 yrs) Japanese women were subject to a detailed MR imaging protocol, including Fast Gradient Echo, Quantitative Fat/Water (IDEAL) and Ultra-short Echo Time (UTE) sequences, to determine contractile muscle tissue and IMAT within the entire Triceps Surae complex, and IMCT within both heads of the Gastrocnemius muscle. Specific force was calculated as the ratio of isometric plantarflexor force and the physiological cross-sectional area of the Triceps Surae complex. Results In the older cohort, total Triceps Surae volume was smaller by 17.5%, while the relative amounts of Triceps Surae IMAT and Gastrocnemius IMCT were larger by 55.1% and 48.9%, respectively. Differences of 38.6% and 42.1% in plantarflexor force and specific force were observed. After subtraction of IMAT and IMCT from total muscle volume, differences in intrinsic strength decreased to 29.6%. Conclusions Our data establishes that aging causes significant changes in skeletal muscle composition, with marked increases in non-contractile tissues. Such quantification of the remodeling process is likely to be of functional and clinical importance in elucidating the causes of the disproportionate age-associated decrease of force compared to that of muscle volume.
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- Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA.
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Cianferotti L, Brandi ML. Muscle-bone interactions: basic and clinical aspects. Endocrine 2014; 45:165-77. [PMID: 23990248 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-013-0026-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2013] [Accepted: 07/25/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Muscle and bone are anatomically and functionally closely connected. The traditional concept that skeletal muscles serve to load bone and transform skeletal segments into a system of levers has been further refined into the mechanostat theory, according to which striated muscle is essential for bone development and maintenance, modelling and remodelling. Besides biomechanical function, skeletal muscle and bone are endocrine organs able to secrete factors capable of modulating biological function within their microenvironment, in nearby tissues or in distant organs. The endocrine properties of muscle and bone may serve to sense and transduce biomechanical signals such as loading, unloading or exercise, or systemic hormonal stimuli into biochemical signals. Nonetheless, given the close anatomical relationship between skeletal muscle and bone, paracrine interactions particularly at the periosteal interface can be hypothesized. These mechanisms can assume particular importance during bone and muscle healing after musculoskeletal injury. Basic studies in vitro and in rodents have helped to dissect the multiple influences of skeletal muscle on bone and/or expression of inside-organ metabolism and have served to explain clinical observations linking muscle-to-bone quality. Recent evidences pinpoint that also bone tissue is able to modulate directly or indirectly skeletal muscle metabolism, thus empowering the crosstalk hypothesis to be further tested in humans in vivo.
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- Luisella Cianferotti
- Unit of Bone and Mineral Metabolism, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, Section of Endocrinology and Metabolism, School of Human Health Sciences, University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini, 6, 50139, Florence, Italy
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