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Endocrine Abstracts (2017) 49 EP227 | DOI: 10.1530/endoabs.49.EP227

1Department of Endocrinology, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; 2Department of Clinical Chemistry, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; 3Department of Nuclear Medicine. University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.


Aim: Bone turnover markers (BTMs) predict more rapid rates of bone loss. However, most of these studies have been carried out in postmenopausal women. Few prospective studies have examined the degradation marker C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen (CTX) and the bone formation marker N-aminoterminal propeptide of type I collagen (P1NP) measured during the menopausal transition to predict the subsequent bone loss.

Methods: We performed a prospective cohort study including 72 healthy premenopausal women from de Endocrinology service at the Clinica Universidad de Navarra. Six women were lost in the follow-up and two were excluded because of treatment that affects bone. We measure demographic variables, CTX, P1NP and bone mineral density at baseline and five years later. SPSS 20.0 was used for statistical analysis. Differences between study groups were evaluated by Student’s t test for normally and Mann-Whitney-U test for non-normally distributed variables.

Results: Mean age at baseline was 49.2±0.3. After 5 years, there were no significant changes in baseline demographic characteristics (percentage of smokers, coffee intake, sun exposure and physical activity) although there was a significant increase in BMI (P=0.027).

Five years later, 69% became menopausal, 48.4% (31) had normal bone, and 51.6% (33) had pathological bone (below the expected range for age and/or osteoporosis). There was a significant decrease in BMD at 5 years of follow-up compared to baseline (femoral neck 0.92±0.1vs 0.87±0.1 (P=0.000), lumbar spine 1.17±0.19 vs 1.08±0.1 (P=0.000) and a significant increase in BTMs P1NP (ng/ml) 37.22±10 vs 52.23±21 (P=0.000) and CTX (ng/ml) 0.245±0.125 vs 0.441±0.233 (P=0.000). Increased levels of P1NP and s-CTX in the premenopausal group at baseline associated with pathological bone five years later (P<0.001 and P<0.001, respectively).

Conclusion: Our data suggest that measurement of CTX and P1NP in premenopausal women detects those patients who will suffer bone loss five years later.

Volume 49

19th European Congress of Endocrinology

Lisbon, Portugal
20 May 2017 - 23 May 2017

European Society of Endocrinology 

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