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Xiaowen Zhang1, Ka-Shing Cheung2,3, Lung-Yi Mak2,4
1Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
|April 4, 2024
概括
低骨矿物质密度 (BMD) 可能预测患肝硬化的风险. 这项研究发现,关键部和股骨部位的更高的BMDT分数与肝硬化风险降低有关.
科学领域:
- 肝病学 肝病学是一种肝病学.
- 内分泌学 在内分泌学.
- 骨的新陈代谢 骨的新陈代谢
背景情况:
- 肝-骨轴突出显示了肝和骨代谢之间的相互作用.
- 骨质疏松症是已知的肝硬化并发症,但骨矿物质密度 (BMD) 对肝硬化发展的预测作用仍然不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 调查骨硬化与发生性肝硬化风险之间的关联.
- 为了确定BMD是否可以作为肝硬化发展的早期预测因素.
主要方法:
- 双能X射线吸收计 (DXA) 在7752名参与者的多个部位测量了BMD.
- 电子健康记录被用来追踪发生肝硬化和死亡率,平均时间为18.43年.
- 考克斯的比例危险模型估计了危险比率 (HRs) 和95%的置信区间 (CI).
主要成果:
- 腿部部,部和三叉骨的更高的BMDT分数与肝硬化风险降低有显著的相关性.
- 股骨部:HR 0.56 (95% CI,0.39-0.82); 整体部:HR 0.60 (95% CI,0.44-0.82); 部:HR 0.63 (95% CI,0.46-0.88); 股骨部:HR 0.63 (95% CI,0.46-0.88); 股骨部:HR 0.63 (95% CI,0.46-0.88); 股骨部:HR 0.60 (95% CI,0.44-0.82); 股骨部:HR 0.63 (95% CI,0.46-0.88); 股骨部:HR 0.63 (95% CI,0.46-0.88); 股骨部:HR 0.63 (95% CI,0.46-0.88); 股骨部:HR 0.56 (95% CI,0.39-0.82); 股骨部:HR 0.60 (95% CI,0.44-0.82);
- 这些关联在所有敏感性分析中保持一致,包括那些调整肝硬化风险因素和肝酶的敏感性分析.
结论:
- 低BMD可能是肝硬化的一个新风险因素.
- 骨髓质量测量可以作为肝硬化发展的早期预测标记.
- 这些发现强调了在肝脏健康的背景下评估骨髓质量的临床相关性.
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