%0 Journal Article
%T Is Lipid Profile Associated with Bone Mineral Density and Bone Formation in Subjects with Spinal Cord Injury?
%A Hadis Sabour
%A Abbas Norouzi Javidan
%A Sahar Latifi
%A Mohammad Reza Hadian
%A Seyed-Hassan Emami Razavi
%A Farzad Shidfar
%A Mohammad Reza Vafa
%A Hamidreza Aghaei Meybodi
%J Journal of Osteoporosis
%D 2014
%I Hindawi Publishing Corporation
%R 10.1155/2014/695014
%X Purpose. The association between serum lipids and bone mineral density (BMD) has been investigated previously but, up to now, these relationships have not yet been described in spinal cord injury (SCI). We tried to assess the correlation between serum triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein (HDL), and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and BMD in male subjects with SCI. Methods. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) was used to assess BMD in femoral neck, trochanter, intertrochanteric zone, and lumbar vertebras. Blood samples were taken to measure serums lipids and bone biomarkers including osteocalcin, cross-linked type I collagen (CTX), and bone alkaline phosphatase (BALP). Partial correlation analysis was used to evaluate the relationships between mentioned measurements after adjustment for weight and age. Results. We found a positive correlation between HDL and femoral neck BMD ( : 0.004, ). HDL was negatively correlated with osteocalcin ( : 0.017, ) which was not in consistency with its relationship with BMD. TC and LDL were not related to CTX, BALP and BMD. Conclusion. This study does not support a strong association between serum lipids and BMD in subjects with SCI. Moreover it seems that positive association between HDL and BMD is not mediated through increased bone formation. 1. Introduction Existence of a probable relationship between lipid profile and bone mineral density (BMD) was initially derived from reported results on statinsĄŻ positive effect on BMD [1, 2]. Various studies have supported the promising influence of statins (the HMG co-A reductase inhibitors) on reduction of fractures along with increased BMD [3, 4]. The assumption of relationship between lipids and BMD was tested in two cohort studies and showed a significant positive association between BMD and low density lipoprotein (LDL) and total triglyceride (TG) while it was negatively correlated with high density lipoprotein (HDL) [5]. However some other literatures showed no relationship between lipid profile and BMD [6]. Most of these studies were on healthy individuals. Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a severe medical condition which restricts physical activities tremendously [7]. Along with immobility, it is associated with some changes in lipid profile [8¨C10]. In this regard, de Groot et al. demonstrated decreased TC and elevated HDL during and one year after rehabilitation; however these patients may also experience increased levels of TC and LDL after discharge [8]. The study of de Groot also revealed the effect of age in subjects with SCI since higher
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