Six months vitamin K treatment does not affect systemic arterial calcification or bone mineral density in diabetes mellitus 2

PURPOSE: Vitamin K-dependent proteins are involved in (patho)physiological calcification of the vasculature and the bones. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) is associated with increased arterial calcification and increased fractures. This study investigates the effect of 6 months vitamin K2 supplementation on systemic arterial calcification and bone mineral density (BMD) in DM2 patients with a history of cardiovascular disease (CVD).

METHODS: In this pre-specified, post hoc analysis of a double-blind, randomized, controlled clinical trial, patients with DM2 and CVD were randomized to a daily, oral dose of 360 µg vitamin K2 or placebo for 6 months. CT scans were made at baseline and follow-up. Arterial calcification mass was quantified in several large arterial beds and a total arterial calcification mass score was calculated. BMD was assessed in all non-fractured thoracic and lumbar vertebrae.

RESULTS: 68 participants were randomized, 35 to vitamin K2 (33 completed follow-up) and 33 to placebo (27 completed follow-up). The vitamin K group had higher arterial calcification mass at baseline [median (IQR): 1694 (812-3584) vs 1182 (235-2445)] for the total arterial calcification mass). Six months vitamin K supplementation did not reduce arterial calcification progression (β [95% CI]: - 0.02 [- 0.10; 0.06] for the total arterial calcification mass) or slow BMD decline (β [95% CI]: - 2.06 [- 11.26; 7.30] Hounsfield units for all vertebrae) when compared to placebo.

CONCLUSION: Six months vitamin K supplementation did not halt progression of arterial calcification or decline of BMD in patients with DM2 and CVD. Future clinical trials may want to pre-select patients with very low vitamin K status and longer follow-up time might be warranted. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT02839044.

Errataetall:

CommentIn: Eur J Nutr. 2021 Apr;60(3):1701-1702. - PMID 33532875

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:60

Enthalten in:

European journal of nutrition - 60(2021), 3 vom: 17. Apr., Seite 1691-1699

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bartstra, Jonas W [VerfasserIn]
Draaisma, Fieke [VerfasserIn]
Zwakenberg, Sabine R [VerfasserIn]
Lessmann, Nikolas [VerfasserIn]
Wolterink, Jelmer M [VerfasserIn]
van der Schouw, Yvonne T [VerfasserIn]
de Jong, Pim A [VerfasserIn]
Beulens, Joline W J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

11032-49-8
12001-79-5
Arterial calcification
Bone mineral density
Cardiovascular disease
Journal Article
Randomized Controlled Trial
Randomized controlled clinical trial
Type 2 diabetes
Vitamin K
Vitamin K 2

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Date Completed 23.06.2021

Date Revised 16.07.2022

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02839044

CommentIn: Eur J Nutr. 2021 Apr;60(3):1701-1702. - PMID 33532875

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00394-020-02412-z

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM316375993