Vibha Singhal1, Shreya Tulsiani2, Karen Joanie Campoverde2, Deborah M Mitchell3, Meghan Slattery2, Melanie Schorr2, Karen K Miller2, Miriam A Bredella4, Madhusmita Misra5, Anne Klibanski2. 1. Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, United States; Pediatric Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, United States. Electronic address: vsinghal1@partners.org. 2. Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, United States. 3. Pediatric Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, United States. 4. Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, United States. 5. Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, United States; Pediatric Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, United States.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Altered bone microarchitecture and higher marrow adipose tissue (MAT) may reduce bone strength. High resolution pQCT (HRpQCT) allows assessment of volumetric BMD (vBMD), and size and microarchitecture parameters of bone, while 1H-magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS) allows MAT evaluation. We have reported impaired microarchitecture at the non-weight bearing radius in adolescents with anorexia nervosa (AN) and that these changes may precede aBMD deficits. Data are lacking regarding effects of AN on microarchitecture and strength at the weight-bearing tibia in adolescents and young adults, and the impact of changes in microarchitecture and MAT on strength estimates. OBJECTIVE: To compare strength estimates at the distal tibia in adolescents/young adults with AN and controls in relation to vBMD, bone size and microarchitecture, and spine MAT. DESIGN AND METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study of 47 adolescents/young adults with AN and 55 controls 14-24years old that assessed aBMD and body composition using DXA, and distal tibia vBMD, size, microarchitecture and strength estimates using HRpQCT, extended cortical analysis, individual trabecular segmentation, and finite element analysis. Lumbar spine MAT (1H-MRS) was assessed in a subset of 19 AN and 22 controls. RESULTS: Areal BMD Z-scores were lower in AN than controls. At the tibia, AN had greater cortical porosity, lower total and cortical vBMD, cortical area and thickness, trabecular number, and strength estimates than controls. Within AN, strength estimates were positively associated with lean mass, aBMD, vBMD, bone size and microarchitectural parameters. MAT was higher in AN, and associated inversely with strength estimates. CONCLUSIONS: Adolescents/young adults with AN have impaired microarchitecture at the weight-bearing tibia and higher spine MAT, associated with reduced bone strength.
BACKGROUND: Altered bone microarchitecture and higher marrow adipose tissue (MAT) may reduce bone strength. High resolution pQCT (HRpQCT) allows assessment of volumetric BMD (vBMD), and size and microarchitecture parameters of bone, while 1H-magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS) allows MAT evaluation. We have reported impaired microarchitecture at the non-weight bearing radius in adolescents with anorexia nervosa (AN) and that these changes may precede aBMD deficits. Data are lacking regarding effects of AN on microarchitecture and strength at the weight-bearing tibia in adolescents and young adults, and the impact of changes in microarchitecture and MAT on strength estimates. OBJECTIVE: To compare strength estimates at the distal tibia in adolescents/young adults with AN and controls in relation to vBMD, bone size and microarchitecture, and spine MAT. DESIGN AND METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study of 47 adolescents/young adults with AN and 55 controls 14-24years old that assessed aBMD and body composition using DXA, and distal tibia vBMD, size, microarchitecture and strength estimates using HRpQCT, extended cortical analysis, individual trabecular segmentation, and finite element analysis. Lumbar spine MAT (1H-MRS) was assessed in a subset of 19 AN and 22 controls. RESULTS: Areal BMD Z-scores were lower in AN than controls. At the tibia, AN had greater cortical porosity, lower total and cortical vBMD, cortical area and thickness, trabecular number, and strength estimates than controls. Within AN, strength estimates were positively associated with lean mass, aBMD, vBMD, bone size and microarchitectural parameters. MAT was higher in AN, and associated inversely with strength estimates. CONCLUSIONS: Adolescents/young adults with AN have impaired microarchitecture at the weight-bearing tibia and higher spine MAT, associated with reduced bone strength.
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