title: Increased pulse wave velocity associated with reduced calcaneal quantitative osteo-sono index: possible relationship between atherosclerosis and osteopenia.
abstract: Although the associations between arterial calcification or advanced atherosclerosis and osteopenia have been well documented, it is not clear whether the one is the result of the other or they coprogress from the early stages through common mechanisms. Thus, we measured pulse wave velocity (PWV), which reflects earlier phase atherosclerosis, and osteo-sono assessment index (OSI), which correlates with bone mineral density, in 7865 Japanese subjects (4183 males and 3682 females, aged 50 +/- 12 yr) and analyzed their association. PWV was determined by the volume rendering method; OSI was measured by the calcaneal quantitative ultrasound method. We evaluated the influence of age, gender, menopausal state, and established atherosclerotic risk factors on this association. In a linear regression analysis, OSI negatively correlated with PWV in both genders, and this association was more prominent in females (r = -0.38, P < 0.01) than in males (r = -0.17, P < 0.01). In females, this relationship was stronger after the menopause. In a multivariate analysis, PWV was significantly associated with OSI independent of age and conventional atherosclerotic risk factors. In females, this association was independent from menopause. These results suggest that common or related mechanisms, which may be accelerated after menopause, control both atherosclerosis and osteoporosis from the early stages.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan.
authors.forename: Ken-ichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hirose
authors.forename: Hirofumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tomiyama
authors.forename: Ryo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Okazaki
authors.forename: Tomio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Arai
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Koji
authors.forename: Gulnisa
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zaydun
authors.forename: Saburo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hori
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yamashina
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000209:etiology*; D001851:Bone Diseases, Metabolic / Q000209:etiology*; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008593:Menopause; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011674:Pulse; D012307:Risk Factors; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D014463:Ultrasonography