Joseph Jessy Davina1, M Priyadarssini1, Medha Rajappa2, Sreejith Parameswaran3, Jayaprakash Sahoo4, P S Mohan Raj1, G Revathy1, C Palanivel5, Marie Gilbert Marella5. 1. Department of Biochemistry, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India. 2. Department of Biochemistry, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India. Electronic address: medha.r@jipmer.edu.in. 3. Department of Nephrology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India. 4. Department of Endocrinology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India. 5. Department of Preventive & Social Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is commonly associated with disturbances in mineral metabolism and bone disease. Bone biopsy is the gold standard in diagnosing mineral bone disorder. Hence the search for non-invasive assessment of bone health gains importance. We undertook to assess the bone health in men with stage 4 and 5 chronic kidney Disease. METHODS: We recruited 32 male subjects with Stage 4 and 5 chronic kidney disease and 32 age-matched healthy male controls. 25-hydroxyvitamin D, intact parathyroid hormone, and bone-specific alkaline phosphatase were assayed. Bone mineral density (BMD) was estimated using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. RESULTS: CKD is associated with significantly higher levels of bone-specific alkaline phosphatase and intact parathyroid hormone and lower levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and bone mineral density, when compared to controls. In the multivariate linear regression model, bone-specific alkaline phosphatase emerged as an independent predictor of reduced BMD. Receiver Operator Characteristic analysis for prediction of reduced BMD in CKD showed both intact parathyroid hormone and bone-specific alkaline phosphatase have significant predicting power. CONCLUSION: The combination of bone-specific alkaline phosphatase and intact parathyroid hormone has more significant predicting power and is a more reliable index for non-invasive assessment of bone health in men with chronic kidney disease, than either marker when used alone.
BACKGROUND:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is commonly associated with disturbances in mineral metabolism and bone disease. Bone biopsy is the gold standard in diagnosing mineral bone disorder. Hence the search for non-invasive assessment of bone health gains importance. We undertook to assess the bone health in men with stage 4 and 5 chronic kidney Disease. METHODS: We recruited 32 male subjects with Stage 4 and 5 chronic kidney disease and 32 age-matched healthy male controls. 25-hydroxyvitamin D, intact parathyroid hormone, and bone-specific alkaline phosphatase were assayed. Bone mineral density (BMD) was estimated using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. RESULTS: CKD is associated with significantly higher levels of bone-specific alkaline phosphatase and intact parathyroid hormone and lower levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and bone mineral density, when compared to controls. In the multivariate linear regression model, bone-specific alkaline phosphatase emerged as an independent predictor of reduced BMD. Receiver Operator Characteristic analysis for prediction of reduced BMD in CKD showed both intact parathyroid hormone and bone-specific alkaline phosphatase have significant predicting power. CONCLUSION: The combination of bone-specific alkaline phosphatase and intact parathyroid hormone has more significant predicting power and is a more reliable index for non-invasive assessment of bone health in men with chronic kidney disease, than either marker when used alone.