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MRI-measured bone marrow adipose tissue is inversely related to DXA-measured bone mineral in Caucasian women.
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PMID:  17139464     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
INTRODUCTION: Recent studies suggest that bone marrow adipose tissue (BMAT) might play a role in the pathogenesis of osteoporosis. Previous research using regional magnetic resonance spectroscopy methods to measure BMAT has reported inconsistent findings on the relationship between BMAT and dual-energy absorptiometry (DXA)-measured bone mineral density (BMD). METHODS: In the present study, total body and pelvic BMAT were evaluated in 56 healthy women (age 18-88 yrs, mean +/- SD, 47.4 +/- 17.6 yrs; BMI, 24.3 +/- 4.2 kg/m(2)) with T1-weighted whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). BMD was measured using the whole-body DXA mode (GE Lunar DPX, software version 4.7). RESULTS: A strong negative correlation was observed between pelvic BMAT and BMD (total-body BMD, R = -0.743, P < 0.001; pelvic BMD, R = -0.646, P < 0.001), and between total-body BMAT and BMD (total-body BMD, R = -0.443, P < 0.001; pelvic BMD, R = -0.308, P < 0.001). The inverse association between pelvic BMAT and BMD remained strong after adjusting for age, weight, total body fat, and menopausal status (partial correlation: total-body BMD, R = -0.553, P < 0.001; pelvic BMD, R = -0.513, P < 0.001). BMAT was also highly correlated with age (pelvic BMAT, R = 0.715, P < 0.001; total-body BMAT, R = 0.519, P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: MRI-measured BMAT is thus strongly inversely correlated with DXA-measured BMD independent of other predictor variables. These observations, in the context of DXA technical concerns, support the growing evidence linking BMAT with low bone density.
Authors:
W Shen; J Chen; M Punyanitya; S Shapses; S Heshka; S B Heymsfield
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural     Date:  2006-12-01
Journal Detail:
Title:  Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA     Volume:  18     ISSN:  0937-941X     ISO Abbreviation:  Osteoporos Int     Publication Date:  2007 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-03-30     Completed Date:  2007-05-31     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9100105     Medline TA:  Osteoporos Int     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  641-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Obesity Research Center, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital and Institute of Human Nutrition, Columbia University, 1090 Amsterdam Avenue, 14H, New York, NY 10025, USA. WS2003@Columbia.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Absorptiometry, Photon
Adipose Tissue / anatomy & histology*
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Body Weight / physiology
Bone Density / physiology*
Bone Marrow / anatomy & histology*
European Continental Ancestry Group
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Middle Aged
Osteoporosis / etiology
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
P01 DK042618-15/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; R01 DK42618/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; R21 DK066360-02/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; R21 DK66360-01/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS
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