Calcified Tissue International

, Volume 52, Issue 4, pp 331–333 | Cite as

Biochemical markers of nutrition in osteoporosis

  • H. Rico
  • P. Relea
  • M. Revilla
  • E. R. Hernandez
  • I. Arribas
  • L. F. Villa
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Summary

Thirty-six women with vertebral osteoporosis showed significantly decreased levels of biochemical markers of nutrition, transferrin (P<0.001), prealbumin (P<0.001), retinol binding-protein (P<0.001), and fibronectin (P<0.001), compared with 40 healthy women of similar age. Multiple regression analysis showed a significant (R2=0.509; P=0.0068) correlation between bone mineral content and biochemical markers of nutrition in the osteoporotic patients but not in the control group. These data suggest that postmenopausal osteoporosis may be associated with a nutritional deficiency.

Key words

Osteoporosis Nutrition Biochemical markers Crush fracture syndrome 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • H. Rico
    • 1
  • P. Relea
    • 2
  • M. Revilla
    • 1
  • E. R. Hernandez
    • 1
  • I. Arribas
    • 2
  • L. F. Villa
    • 3
  1. 1.Department of Medicine of the Principle de Asturias University HospitalAlcaldá de Henares UniversityMadridSpain
  2. 2.Section of Biochemistry of the Principe de Asturias University HospitalAlcaldá de Henares UniversityMadridSpain
  3. 3.Section of Rheumatology of the Principe de Asturias University HospitalAlcaldá de Henares UniversityMadridSpain

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