3. Defining Osteoporosis
“systemic skeletal disease characterized by low
bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration of
bone tissue, leading to enhanced bone fragility and
a consequent increase in fracture risk”
True Definition: bone with lower density and
higher fracture risk
3WHO Scientific Group on the Prevention and Management of Osteoporosis (2000 : Geneva, Switzerland) (2003).
4. Basic Concepts
Bone mineral density (BMD)
T score
Z score
Osteopenia
Osteoporosis
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Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA or DEXA)
Average bone mineral density = BMC / W [g/cm2]
BMC = bone mineral content = g/cm
W = width at the scanned line
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WHO Scientific Group on the Prevention and Management of
Osteoporosis (2000 : Geneva, Switzerland) (2003).
8. Introduction
Early-life skeletal development
Manifests itself late in life
Both dietary and usual lifestyle
Most important region for
osteoporosis diagnosis
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Karasik, D., et al(2003)
Environmental factors
contribute approximately 20% to the
variance in bone
density measurements (Ralston and
Uitterlinden, 2010)
9. Risk Factors
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Age
Estrogen deficiency
Testosterone deficiency
Family history/genetics
Female sex
Low calcium/vitamin D intake
Poor exercise
Smoking
Alcohol
Low body weight/anorexia
Aloia JF, Cohn SH, Vaswani A, Yeh JK, Yuen K, Ellis K (1985) Risk factors for postmenopausal
osteoporosis. The American journal of medicine 78 (1):95-100
10. Hyperthyroidism
Hyperparathyroidism
Liver and renal disease
Low sun exposure
Medications (antiepileptics,
heparin)
Malignancies (metastatic disease;
multiple myeloma can present as
osteopenia!)
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Risk Factors
Seeman E, Melton LJ, O'Fallon WM, Riggs BL (1983) Risk factors for spinal osteoporosis in men. The
American journal of medicine 75 (6):977-983
12. Incidence and burden
200 million women
A 10% loss of bone mass in
the vertebrae can double the
risk of vertebral fractures
A 10% loss of bone mass in
the hip can result in a 2.5
times greater risk of hip
fracture
8.9 million fractures
annually
12https://www.iofbonehealth.org/facts-statistics
13. Incidence and burden
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1 in 3 women aged over 50
1 in 5 men aged over 50
By 2050, the worldwide
incidence of hip fracture in
men is projected to increase by
310% and 240% in women,
compared to rates in 1990
https://www.iofbonehealth.org/facts-statistics
14. Prevalence of osteoporosis in Iran
Older than 30 years of age, both osteoporosis and osteopenia are
common problems
17% = osteoporosis
35% =osteopenia
Iranian Multicenter osteoporosis Study (IMOS)
Two-thirds of women low BMI = 1 in every 4 osteoporosis
Half of men low BMI = 1 in 5 every osteoporosis
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Osteoporosis in Iran,Mirhashemi and et al , 2017
Larijani et al2006 Peak bone mass of Iranian population: The Iranian multicenter
osteoporosis study. Journal of Clinical Densitometry 9 (3):367-374
15. Pathophysiology of Osteoporosis
Functional declines of several organ systems
Declines in Estrogen and Androgen Production
Declines in Intestinal Calcium Absorption
Declines in Renal Function
Reduced Renal Formation of 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D
Increased Secretion of Parathyroid Hormone
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Heaney RP (1998) Pathophysiology of osteoporosis. Endocrinology and metabolism clinics of North
America 27 (2):255-265
17. Studies of Nutritional Factors Affecting
Bone of Older Adults
Observational Reports
Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs)
Meta-Analyses
Studies
Future Directions
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18. Observational Reports
Nordin (1960) suggested that calcium intakes of 800–1000mg of
calcium were optimal for bone health of practically all populations
and that Asian diets containing 500mg or so per day were grossly
inadequate
Matkovic et al. (1979) supported the benefit of consuming a high-
calcium diet based on milk and other dairy foods on bone mass
compared with a non-dairy-consuming population in Yugoslavia
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20. Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs)
Calcium plus Vitamin D
Jackson et al., 2006
Calcium (1000 mg/day) plus vitamin D (400IU/day) for an average
period of 7 years
Modestly greater BMD at the hip, but no reduction in hip or
vertebral fractures.
20Present Knowledge in Nutrition 2012
21. Chapuy et al., 1992 - based in Lyon, France
Non-vertebral fractures were reduced following 1 year of therapy
with daily calcium phosphate and vitamin D supplements
1000 mg for calcium, 600 mg for phosphorus, and 800 IU for
vitamin D
Chung et al., 2009
>300IU of vitamin D and >1000 mg of calcium
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Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs)
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22. Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs)
Calcium Alone
Reid and colleagues (2006), RCT in postmenopausal women living
in Auckland, New Zealand
calcium supplementation (1000 mg/day), 5 year
Riis and co-researchers in Denmark showed that calcium
(1000mg per day) postmenopausal women, 2 year
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23. Meta-Analyses
Tang et al., 2007 , 17 randomized trials
Calcium supplementation (>1200mg/day) alone on fracture risk found that
older subjects (>50 years) had the greatest reduction of fractures (p < 0.05)
when they had low baseline calcium intake (<700 mg/day) and low serum 25-
hydroxyvitamin D (<25mmol/L) that presented fractures.
23Present Knowledge in Nutrition 2012
24. Reid et al. 2008 first reported that elevated intakes of calcium
alone (>800mg/day) significantly lowered the risk of non-vertebral
fractures.
Reid et al. 2010; Avenell et al., 2010; DIPART analysis,
2010, vitamin D supplementation alone was not beneficial in
fracture reduction
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Meta-Analyses
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25. Critical nutrients needed to support bone health in late
life with or without physical activity programs
Nutrient requirements of other ethnic groups, especially African-
Americans
Several prospective RCT investigations of single nutrients or
combinations of nutrients, beyond simply calcium and vitamin D,
would advance understanding of the essential roles of these
nutrients. high phosphate intakes, vitamin K in two or three
different forms
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Future Directions
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26. Protein itself from high-quality sources rich in sulfates
and phosphates
There is emerging evidence that dried fruits, such as
prunes, provide significant amounts of vitamin K,
manganese, boron, copper and potassium which could
help to support bone health.
Just 50 g of prunes daily have been found to reduce
bone resorption after six months, postmenopausal
women.
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Future Directions
Jennette Higgs et al, 2017, Nutrition and osteoporosis prevention DOI: 10.1302/2058-5241.2.160079
27. The role of magnesium in bone metabolism
Iron, copper and selenium
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Future Directions
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Associations between DAL, bone mineral density (BMD) and trabecular bone integrity might play a role in these inconsistencies and might be influenced by renal function and dietary fibre intake.
A high-quality report that illustrates the positive effects ofcalcium supplements on bone is probably the largest studyyet published.
New RCTs are needed of postmenopausal women andelderly men that fne-tune our current understanding ofthe (aerobic, etc.), and of diverse racial and ethnic groups.