Original scientific paper
Bone mineral density and biochemical indicators of bone remodeling in menopausal women
Lućana Zec
; KBC Rijeka - Sušak
Gordana Starčević Klasan
orcid.org/0000-0001-7252-2340
; Fakultet zdravstvenih studija Sveučilište u Rijeci
Abstract
Introduction: Menopause is a period marked by major changes in women, manifested by a decrease in bone mineral density, deoxypyridinoline, vitamin D, and alkaline phosphatase levels. Therefore, the main objectives of this research were to determine whether there is a difference in bone mineral density in women who have been in menopause for less than 5 years and in women who have been in menopause for more than 5 years and to compare biochemical indicators of bone remodeling in both groups.Participants and methodsThe study included 37 women divided into a group of women who have been in menopause for less than 5 year (N=13 women) and a group of women who have been in menopause for more than 5 years (N=24 women). Serum alkaline phosphatase and vitamin D, and urinary deoxypyridinoline were measured. In addition, all women underwent bone density measurement of the lumbar spine and femoral neck using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry.Results: Results showed that there was a statistically significant decrease in the level of the deoxypyridinoline in urine, while the values of vitamin D and alkaline phosphatase obtained from the analysis of blood samples did not differ significantly in the two groups. Bone mineral density values for the lumbar spine and left femur were significantly lower in the group of women who have been in menopause for morethan 5 years.Conclusion: The results obtained showed that the biochemical indicators of bone remodeling increased in the first five years after menopause, and the determination of these parameters in blood and urine could be an effective method for determining patients with rapid bone remodeling after the onset of menopause.
Keywords
alkaline phosphatase; deoxypyridinoline,; bone density; menopause; osteoporosis
Hrčak ID:
313503
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Publication date:
22.1.2024.
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