PMID- 37047445 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230414 LR - 20230415 IS - 1422-0067 (Electronic) IS - 1422-0067 (Linking) VI - 24 IP - 7 DP - 2023 Mar 30 TI - Reduced High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Is an Independent Determinant of Altered Bone Quality in Women with Type 2 Diabetes. LID - 10.3390/ijms24076474 [doi] LID - 6474 AB - Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with an increased fracture risk. Our study aimed to explore differences in bone alterations between T2DM women and controls and to assess clinical predictors of bone impairment in T2DM. For this observational case control study, we recruited 126 T2DM female patients and 117 non-diabetic, age- and BMI-comparable women, who underwent clinical examination, routine biochemistry and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans for bone mineral density (BMD) and trabecular bone score (TBS) assessment-derived indexes. These were correlated to metabolic parameters, such as glycemic control and lipid profile, by bivariate analyses, and significant variables were entered in multivariate adjusted models to detect independent determinants of altered bone status in diabetes. The T2DM patients were less represented in the normal bone category compared with controls (5% vs. 12%; p = 0.04); T2DM was associated with low TBS (OR: 2.47, C.I. 95%: 1.19-5.16, p = 0.016) in a regression model adjusted for age, menopausal status and BMI. In women with T2DM, TBS directly correlated with plasma high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c) (p = 0.029) and vitamin D (p = 0.017) levels. An inverse association was observed with menopausal status (p < 0.001), metabolic syndrome (p = 0.014), BMI (p = 0.005), and waist circumference (p < 0.001). In the multivariate regression analysis, lower HDL-c represented the main predictor of altered bone quality in T2DM, regardless of age, menopausal status, BMI, waist circumference, statin treatment, physical activity, and vitamin D (p = 0.029; R(2) = 0.47), which likely underlies common pathways between metabolic disease and bone health in diabetes. FAU - Dule, Sara AU - Dule S AD - Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University, 00161 Rome, Italy. FAU - Barchetta, Ilaria AU - Barchetta I AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0530-8568 AD - Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University, 00161 Rome, Italy. FAU - Cimini, Flavia Agata AU - Cimini FA AD - Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University, 00161 Rome, Italy. FAU - Passarella, Giulia AU - Passarella G AD - Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University, 00161 Rome, Italy. FAU - Dellanno, Arianna AU - Dellanno A AD - Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University, 00161 Rome, Italy. FAU - Filardi, Tiziana AU - Filardi T AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5002-0753 AD - Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University, 00161 Rome, Italy. FAU - Venditti, Vittorio AU - Venditti V AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1707-2687 AD - Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University, 00161 Rome, Italy. FAU - Bleve, Enrico AU - Bleve E AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1659-6796 AD - Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University, 00161 Rome, Italy. FAU - Bailetti, Diego AU - Bailetti D AD - Department of Clinical Medicine, Public Health, Life and Environmental Sciences (MeSVA), University of L'Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy. FAU - Romagnoli, Elisabetta AU - Romagnoli E AD - Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University, 00161 Rome, Italy. FAU - Morano, Susanna AU - Morano S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8156-9543 AD - Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University, 00161 Rome, Italy. FAU - Baroni, Marco Giorgio AU - Baroni MG AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3224-6078 AD - Department of Clinical Medicine, Public Health, Life and Environmental Sciences (MeSVA), University of L'Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy. AD - Neuroendocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, IRCCS Neuromed, 86077 Pozzilli, Italy. FAU - Cavallo, Maria Gisella AU - Cavallo MG AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6630-8049 AD - Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University, 00161 Rome, Italy. LA - eng GR - Avvio alla Ricerca 2022/Sapienza University of Rome/ PT - Journal Article PT - Observational Study DEP - 20230330 PL - Switzerland TA - Int J Mol Sci JT - International journal of molecular sciences JID - 101092791 RN - 0 (Cholesterol, HDL) RN - 1406-16-2 (Vitamin D) RN - 0 (Cholestanes) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - Female MH - *Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/complications/drug therapy MH - Case-Control Studies MH - Cholesterol, HDL MH - Bone Density MH - Cancellous Bone MH - Vitamin D/therapeutic use MH - *Cholestanes MH - Lumbar Vertebrae PMC - PMC10095189 OTO - NOTNLM OT - fracture risk OT - insulin resistance OT - lipid metabolism OT - metabolic syndrome OT - osteopenia OT - osteoporosis OT - trabecular bone score COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. The funder had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript; or in the decision to publish the results. EDAT- 2023/04/14 06:00 MHDA- 2023/04/14 06:41 PMCR- 2023/03/30 CRDT- 2023/04/13 01:12 PHST- 2023/02/22 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/03/21 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/03/28 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/04/14 06:41 [medline] PHST- 2023/04/13 01:12 [entrez] PHST- 2023/04/14 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/03/30 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ijms24076474 [pii] AID - ijms-24-06474 [pii] AID - 10.3390/ijms24076474 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Mar 30;24(7):6474. doi: 10.3390/ijms24076474.