Low bone mineral density is related to high physiological levels of free thyroxine in peri-menopausal women

ObjectiveTo determine whether thyroid hormone (free thyroxine (fT4)) rather than TSH is directly related to bone mineral density (BMD).DesignCross-sectional population cohort study of peri-menopausal women.MethodsOf a sample of 6846 peri-menopausal Dutch women who participated in an osteoporosis-scr...

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Published in:	European journal of endocrinology Vol. 170; no. 3; pp. 461 - 468
Main Authors:	van Rijn, L E, Pop, V J, Williams, G R
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Bristol BioScientifica 01-03-2014
Subjects:	Biological and medical sciences Bone Density - physiology Bone Diseases, Metabolic - epidemiology Clinical Study Cross-Sectional Studies Endocrinopathies Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Humans Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects) Iodide Peroxidase - immunology Logistic Models Lumbar Vertebrae - physiopathology Medical sciences Middle Aged Netherlands - epidemiology Osteoarticular system. Muscles Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal - epidemiology Postmenopause - blood Prevalence Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry Thyrotropin - blood Thyroxine - blood Vertebrates: endocrinology Netherlands Human Reduction Bone mass Menopause Thyroxine Thyroid hormone Female Bone mineral density Woman Endocrinology
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Summary:	ObjectiveTo determine whether thyroid hormone (free thyroxine (fT4)) rather than TSH is directly related to bone mineral density (BMD).DesignCross-sectional population cohort study of peri-menopausal women.MethodsOf a sample of 6846 peri-menopausal Dutch women who participated in an osteoporosis-screening programme, a cohort of 2584 was randomly selected for the assessment of thyroid function (TSH, fT4 and thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPO-Abs)). TPO-Ab-positive women, with a previous history of thyroid dysfunction, overt thyroid disease, subclinical hypothyroidism, osteoporosis or bilateral oophorectomy and those receiving thyroid hormone or hormone replacement therapy were excluded. Of 1477 eligible women, 1426 had TSH and fT4 within the reference range and 51 had low or undetectable serum TSH. BMD was measured at the lumbar spine and low BMD was defined as <0.937 g/cm2.ResultsThe mean BMD in the 51 women with low or undetectable serum TSH was 0.984 g/cm2 compared with 1.001 g/cm2 in the remaining 1426 (t=0.94, P=0.35); 33% of women with low or undetectable serum TSH had low BMD compared with 34% in 1426 euthyroid women. High fT4 but not low TSH in euthyroid women was related to low BMD by multiple logistic regression corrected for age, BMI and smoking (OR, 1.30; 95% CI, 1.02–1.69).ConclusionsHigher fT4 levels within the normal reference range but not low or undetectable serum TSH were independently related to decreased BMD at lumbar spine in peri-menopausal women.
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ISSN:	0804-4643 1479-683X
DOI:	10.1530/EJE-13-0769