Skeletal status in children and adolescents with new-onset type 1 diabetes : a preliminary study based on bone densitometry and quantitative ultrasound

INTRODUCTION: Type 1 diabetes (T1D) represents a risk factor for bone loss and impaired bone quality.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: We conducted an exploratory retrospective cross-sectional study involving youths with new-onset T1D, to investigate the relationship between lumbar spine dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and phalangeal quantitative ultrasound (QUS) measurements, along with their correlation with markers of bone turnover, glucose homeostasis, and residual β-cell function.

RESULTS: 17 children and adolescents (8 females) with recent-onset T1D were enrolled into this study. Lumbar spine areal bone mineral density (aBMD) and age-adjusted amplitude-dependent speed of sound (AD-SoS) Z-scores were indicative of low BMD status (≤ -2.0 SD) in 11.7% and 17.6% of participants, respectively. Spearman's correlation analysis revealed significant inverse correlations between AD-SoS values and circulating levels of β-CrossLaps, alkaline phosphatase, and osteocalcin, along with a significant positive correlation between bone transmission time (BTT) values and fasting plasma C-peptide (FCP) levels. There was no statistically significant correlation between DXA-QUS parameters, fasting plasma glucose (FPG), and glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c). Finally, there was a significant positive correlation between lumbar spine aBMD and BTT values.

CONCLUSIONS: Our study suggests that DXA and/or QUS parameters may be altered in a small proportion of T1D children and adolescents at the disease onset. Additionally, residual β-cell function may represent a protective factor against T1D-related detrimental skeletal changes. Large and long-term prospective studies are needed to confirm these preliminary findings since the present study is limited by the retrospective cross-sectional design and by its small sample size.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:28

Enthalten in:

Pediatric endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism - 28(2022), 3 vom: 05., Seite 197-206

Sprache:

Englisch

Weiterer Titel:

Stan szkieletu u dzieci i młodzieży z nowo rozpoznaną cukrzycą typu 1: badanie wstępne oparte na densytometrii kości i ilościowej metodzie ultradźwiękowej

Beteiligte Personen:

Silvestri, Francesca [VerfasserIn]
Infante, Marco [VerfasserIn]
Fabbri, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Ferrara, Carla [VerfasserIn]
Ferraguti, Giampiero [VerfasserIn]
Costantino, Francesco [VerfasserIn]
Ferrari, Elena [VerfasserIn]
Bonci, Enea [VerfasserIn]
Turchetti, Arianna [VerfasserIn]
Tiberti, Claudio [VerfasserIn]
Tromba, Valeria [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

104982-03-8
Alkaline Phosphatase
Blood Glucose
Bone mineral density
Bone quality
C-Peptide
Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
EC 3.1.3.1
Glycated Hemoglobin A
Journal Article
New-onset type 1 diabetes
Osteocalcin
Quantitative ultrasound.

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 14.10.2022

Date Revised 06.06.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.5114/pedm.2022.118317

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM346510813