Longitudinal changes in bone mineral density during perimenopausal transition : the Vietnam Osteoporosis Study

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Based on the prospective cohort of the Vietnam Osteoporosis Study, we show that bone loss occurred before menopause, and that the loss accelerated in the first 5 years post-menopause.

PURPOSE: To define the change in bone mineral density (BMD) among women during the menopausal transition.

METHODS: The study involved 1062 women aged 40-59 who were participants of the population-based prospective Vietnam Osteoporosis Study. BMD at the femoral neck (FN), lumbar spine (LS), and whole body scan was measured by DXA. Each woman has had two BMD measurements separated by approximately 2 years, and the rate of BMD change was calculated for each woman. Multivariable linear regression models were used to quantify the association between body composition parameters and the rate of BMD change.

RESULTS: At FN, there were 3 phases of BMD change: a slight decline before the age of 45-49 (average loss of 0.51%/year); a substantial decline between the ages of 49 and 54 (average loss of 1.39%/year); and then slowed down between the ages of 54 and 59 (average loss of 0.31%/year). The same trend was also observed at LS: a slight decline (- 0.56%/year) among women aged 45-49; then a significant decline between the ages of 50 and 54 (- 1.33%/year); but then slowed down at - 0.31%/year after the age of 55. Changes in BMD were not significantly associated with changes in lean mass or fat mass.

CONCLUSIONS: Although bone loss occurred before menopause, the loss accelerated in the early perimenopausal transition (45-50 years of age). This finding suggests that screening for osteoporosis in women should be considered at the age of 45.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:34

Enthalten in:

Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA - 34(2023), 8 vom: 27. Aug., Seite 1381-1387

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ho-Pham, Lan T [VerfasserIn]
Nguyen, Huy G [VerfasserIn]
Nguyen-Pham, Son Q [VerfasserIn]
Hoang, Duy K [VerfasserIn]
Tran, Thạch S [VerfasserIn]
Nguyen, Tuan V [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bone loss
Bone mineral density
Journal Article
Menopausal transition
Vietnam Osteoporosis Study

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Date Completed 31.07.2023

Date Revised 31.07.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00198-023-06757-z

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM35609619X