Jens Otto Broby Madsen1, Camilla Winther Herskin1, Bo Zerahn2, Andreas Kryger Jensen3,4, Niklas Rye Jørgensen5,6, Birthe Susanne Olsen1, Flemming Pociot1,7,8, Jesper Johannesen9,10. 1. Department of Children Adolescents, Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev, Herlev Ringvej 75, 2730, Herlev, Denmark. 2. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Herlev, Denmark. 3. Section of Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. 4. Department of Clinical Research, Nordsjællands Hospital, Hillerød, Denmark. 5. Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark. 6. OPEN, Odense Patient Data Explorative Network, Odense University Hospital/Institute of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark. 7. Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. 8. Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, Denmark. 9. Department of Children Adolescents, Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev, Herlev Ringvej 75, 2730, Herlev, Denmark. jesper.johannesen@regionh.dk. 10. Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. jesper.johannesen@regionh.dk.
Abstract
AIMS: Adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) have decreased bone mineral density (BMD). Our study aimed at determining BMD and the association to metabolic control in children and adolescents with T1D. METHODS: 244 patients (113 girls) with a median age of 14.3 years and T1D duration of 1-16 years were included. A dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scan assessed BMD Z-scores excluding the head (total body less head, TBLH). TBLH-BMD were then investigated for associations to diabetes relevant variables such as HbA1c, insulin treatment, anthropometry and physical activity. RESULTS: In all participants the TBLH-BMD Z-score (0.22 ± 0.96) was significantly higher than the references. Separated by sex, TBLH-BMD Z-score in boys (0.11 ± 0.84) was no different from healthy peers whereas TBLH-BMD Z-score was significantly higher in girls (0.36 ± 1.09). The higher TBLH-BMD Z-score in girls were explained by higher BMI Z-scores. Participants with assumed final height (based on age) had an average TBLH-BMD Z-score of 0.78 ± 1.06, significantly higher than references independent of gender, HbA1c, height- and weight Z-scores. Multiple regression analyses showed that TBLH BMD Z-score associated negatively to HbA1c (P = 0.003), pump treatment (P = 0.019) and screen-time (P = 0.005) and positively to weight Z-score (P < 0.001). Physical activity, sex and puberty did not significantly associate to TBLH-BMD Z-score. CONCLUSION: Unlike adults with T1D, BMD is not decreased in children and adolescents with T1D and even elevated after attained final height. As HbA1c negatively associates to BMD, decreased BMD may progress over time. Whether changes in microarchitecture or bone metabolism precede changes in BMD needs further investigation.
AIMS: Adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) have decreased bone mineral density (BMD). Our study aimed at determining BMD and the association to metabolic control in children and adolescents with T1D. METHODS: 244 patients (113 girls) with a median age of 14.3 years and T1D duration of 1-16 years were included. A dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scan assessed BMD Z-scores excluding the head (total body less head, TBLH). TBLH-BMD were then investigated for associations to diabetes relevant variables such as HbA1c, insulin treatment, anthropometry and physical activity. RESULTS: In all participants the TBLH-BMD Z-score (0.22 ± 0.96) was significantly higher than the references. Separated by sex, TBLH-BMD Z-score in boys (0.11 ± 0.84) was no different from healthy peers whereas TBLH-BMD Z-score was significantly higher in girls (0.36 ± 1.09). The higher TBLH-BMD Z-score in girls were explained by higher BMI Z-scores. Participants with assumed final height (based on age) had an average TBLH-BMD Z-score of 0.78 ± 1.06, significantly higher than references independent of gender, HbA1c, height- and weight Z-scores. Multiple regression analyses showed that TBLH BMD Z-score associated negatively to HbA1c (P = 0.003), pump treatment (P = 0.019) and screen-time (P = 0.005) and positively to weight Z-score (P < 0.001). Physical activity, sex and puberty did not significantly associate to TBLH-BMD Z-score. CONCLUSION: Unlike adults with T1D, BMD is not decreased in children and adolescents with T1D and even elevated after attained final height. As HbA1c negatively associates to BMD, decreased BMD may progress over time. Whether changes in microarchitecture or bone metabolism precede changes in BMD needs further investigation.
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Bone mineral density; HbA1c; Pediatrics; Type 1 diabetes mellitus
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