Low Aromatase Activity and Estradiol/Sex Hormone Binding Globulin Ratio are Associated with Total Hip Bone Mineral Density and the Presence of Osteoporosis: A Study in Chinese Postmenopausal Women

Autor: Jie Bai, Fang-Yuan Zhou, Guang-Zhen Zhang, Yan Li, Jun Yan, Hai-Juan Liu, Xu-Dong Su, Hui-jing Fan
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Hormone and metabolic research = Hormon- und Stoffwechselforschung = Hormones et metabolisme. 50(1)
ISSN: 1439-4286
Popis: Several groups have reported the important role of estradiol (E2) and testosterone (T) in postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMOP). Because aromatase catalyzes the conversion of T to E2, the purpose of this study was to determine the influence of aromatase activity on the bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal women. A total of 344 postmenopausal women were selected for this study. Serum E2, T, sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), calcium (Ca), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen (CTX), and procollagen type I amino-terminal propeptide (PINP) were examined. The E2/T was positively associated with total hip BMD and PINP (p
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