Bone Turnover and Bone Mineral Density Are Independently Related to Selenium Status in Healthy Euthyroid Postmenopausal Women.
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Abstract
Context:Selenium status may have direct effects on bone and indirect effects through changes in thyroid hormone sensitivity.Objective:We hypothesized that variation in selenium status in healthy euthyroid postmenopausal women is associated with differences in bone turnover, bone mineral density (BMD) and fracture susceptibility.Design:The Osteoporosis and Ultrasound Study (OPUS) is a 6-yr prospective study of fracture-related factors.Setting:The study was comprised of a population-based cohort from five European cities.Participants:A total of 2374 postmenopausal women participated. Subjects with thyroid disease and nonthyroidal illness and those receiving drugs affecting thyroid status or bone metabolism were excluded, leaving a study population of 1144.Interventions:There were no interventions.Main Outcome Measures:We measured selenium (micrograms per liter); selenoprotein P (milligrams per liter); free T(4) (picomoles per liter); free T(3) (picomoles per liter); TSH (milliunits per liter); bone turnover markers; BMD; and vertebral, hip, and nonvertebral fractures.Results:Higher selenium levels were associated with higher hip BMD at study entry (β = 0.072, P = 0.004) and lower levels of bone formation (osteocalcin: β = -0.101, P < 0.001; procollagen type 1 N-terminal propeptide: β = -0.074, P = 0.013) and resorption markers (C-telopeptide of type 1 collagen: β = -0.058, P = 0.050; N-telopeptide of type 1 collagen: β = -0.095, P = 0.002). Higher selenoprotein P was associated with higher hip (β = 0.113, P < 0.001) and lumbar spine BMD (β = 0.088, P = 0.003) at study entry, higher hip BMD after the 6-yr follow-up (β = 0.106, P = 0.001) and lower osteocalcin (β = -0.077, P = 0.009), C-telopeptide of type 1 collagen (β = -0.075, P = 0.012), and N-telopeptide of type 1 collagen (β = -0.110, P < 0.001).Conclusion:Selenium status is inversely related to bone turnover and positively correlated with BMD in healthy euthyroid postmenopausal women independent of thyroid status.
Date Issued
2012-08-17
Citation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 2012
ISSN
0021-972X
Publisher
ENDOCRINE SOC
Start Page
4061
End Page
4070
Journal / Book Title
J Clin Endocrinol Metab
Volume
97
Issue
11
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© 2012 Endocrine Society
Identifier
PII: jc.2012-2121
Publication Status
Published