title: [Osteoporosis and arterial stiffness: study of 103 women with mild to moderate risk of cardiovascular disease].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to evaluate the relationship between arterial stiffness and bone metabolism in women with mild to moderate risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD).
  
  
  METHODS
  In 103 postmenopausal women (mean age 57.0 years, 95% CI 50.0-64.0) with mild to moderate risk of CVD (SCORE<5), no more than mild hypertension, normal function of thyroid gland, without coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus and secondary causes of osteoporosis pulse wave velocity between carotid and femoral sites (cfPWV, by applanation tonometry) and ankle and brachial sites (baPWV, by volume sphygmography) as well as bone mineral density at lumbar spine and femoral neck (by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry) and blood serum levels of markers of bone turnover (total procollagen type I amino-terminal propeptide (PINP), osteocalcin, collagen type 1 cross-linked C-telopeptide (-CTX) by electrochemilumininescence immunoassay) were assessed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Compared with patients with normal mineral bone density (BMD) (n=27), patients with osteoporosis (n=31) had higher cfPWV and baPWV values (p<0.05). Patients with osteopenia did not differ from other groups (p>0.05). In osteoporosis group there were greater years since menopause, less body mass index than in normal BMD (in all cases p<0.05; ns between osteoporosis and osteopenia groups). Between all three groups there were no significant differences in age, smoking status, visit blood pressure, lipid levels and medication. CfPWV and baPWV values significantly positively correlated with age, systolic arterial pressure, years since menopause, procollagen type I N propeptide (all p<0.05), and significantly negatively correlated with BMD at hip neck (all p<0.05). Relationship between cfPWV and BMD at lumbar spine did not reach significant value (r=-0.18, p=0.068). No relationship was found between parameters of arterial stiffness and CTX and osteocalcin (all p>0.05). In the multivariate analysis cfPWV was significantly and independently associated with systolic blood pressure (=1.03, 95% CI 1.00-1.06, p=0.03) and BMD at hip neck (=0.01, 95% CI 0.001-0.07, p=0.003).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Revealed association between arterial stiffness and bone metabolism may probably explain general mechanisms of arterial and bone damage in postmenopausal women with mild to moderate risk of cardiovascular disease.
authors: F T
authors: FT
authors: Ageev
authors: I V
authors: IV
authors: Barinova
authors: E M
authors: EM
authors: Seredenina
authors: Ia A
authors: IaA
authors: Orlova
authors: A E
authors: AE
authors: Kuz'mina
authors: V P
authors: VP
authors: Masenko
authors: A G
authors: AG
authors: Kochetov
mesh_terms: D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon / Q000379:methods; D000368:Aged; D001158:Arteries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015519:Bone Density; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D024042:Collagen Type I / Q000097:blood; D057186:Comparative Effectiveness Research; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008163:Luminescent Measurements / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000097:blood; D010455:Peptides / Q000097:blood; D017698:Postmenopause / Q000378:metabolism*; D011347:Procollagen / Q000097:blood; D063177:Pulse Wave Analysis / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D059289:Vascular Stiffness
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D024042:Collagen Type I; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D010455:Peptides; D011347:Procollagen; C052929:collagen type I trimeric cross-linked peptide; C047202:procollagen Type I N-terminal peptide