The hormonal profile of hip fracture female patients differs from community-dwelling peers over a 1-year follow-up period.
Osteoporos Int
; 22(1): 339-44, 2011 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
UNLABELLED Hormone levels were compared over a 1-year period between elderly women who had sustained a hip fracture and women of similar age and functional ability. Our study suggests progressive hormonal changes that may contribute to severe bone loss during the year following hip fracture. INTRODUCTION:
Alterations in hormones affecting the musculoskeletal system may increase risk of hip fracture or poor post-fracture recovery in postmenopausal women. Most studies lack appropriate reference groups, and thus cannot assess the extent to which these alterations are attributable to hip fracture.METHODS:
Women aged ≥65 years hospitalized for an acute hip fracture (Baltimore Hip Studies, BHS-3; n = 162) were age-matched to 324 women enrolled in the Women's Health and Aging Study I, a Baltimore-based cohort with similar functional status to the pre-fracture status of BHS-3 women. Both studies enrolled participants from 1992 to 1995. Insulin-like growth hormone-1 (IGF-1), parathyroid hormone (PTH), 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25(OH)2D], and osteocalcin were evaluated at baseline and 2, 6, and 12 months post-fracture, and at baseline and 12 months in the comparison group. Between-group differences in trajectories of each hormone were examined.RESULTS:
Baseline mean IGF-1 levels were significantly lower in hip fracture patients than the comparison group (75.0 vs. 110.5 µg/dL; p < 0.001). Levels increased by 2 months post-fracture, but remained significantly lower than those in the comparison group throughout the 12-month follow-up (p < 0.01). Levels of PTH and osteocalcin were similar between groups at baseline, but rose during the year post-fracture to significantly differ from the comparison women (p < 0.001). 1,25(OH)2D levels did not differ between the hip fracture and comparison women at any time.CONCLUSIONS:
Older women who have sustained a hip fracture have progressive changes in hormonal milieu that exceed those of women of similar health status during the year following fracture.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Fraturas por Osteoporose
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Fraturas do Quadril
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Hormônios
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Osteoporos Int
Assunto da revista:
METABOLISMO
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ORTOPEDIA
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos