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Skeletal turnover, bone mineral density, and fractures in male chronic abusers of alcohol.

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BACKGROUND:Chronic alcohol abuse is a risk factor for osteoporosis and fractures, whose pathogenesis is still unclear. We investigated the influence of alcoholism and other risk factors on calcium and skeletal metabolism, bone mineral density (BMD), and fractures. MATERIALS AND METHODS:In 51 chronic male alcoholics without liver failure and 31 healthy controls, serum total and ionised calcium, phosphate, creatinine, 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25OHD), PTH, total (ALP) and bone-specific (BALP) alkaline phosphatase, osteocalcin (BGP), carboxy-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen (beta-CTx), osteoprotegerin (OPG) and receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa B ligand (RANKL) were assessed. In patients only, we also measured serum testosterone, 17-beta estradiol, LH, and IGF-I. BMD was measured by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry at lumbar spine (LS-) and femur [neck (FN-) and total hip (TF-)]. Vertebral fractures were identified by a semiquantitative method on thoraco-lumbar spine x-ray, non-vertebral fractures (as life-style factors) by history. RESULTS:Alcoholics were leaner, had significantly higher ALP and BALP, and lower BGP and 25OHD levels than controls. No significant difference in other calcium and bone metabolism parameters was found. OPG/RANKL ratio was significantly higher in alcoholics. Beta-CTx negatively correlated with abuse duration. OPG positively correlated with daily alcohol assumption and with indexes of liver cytolysis. Though LS-, FN- and TF-BMD of alcoholics and controls did not significantly differ, patients had a much higher prevalence of vertebral fractures. The same was found considering both vertebral and non-vertebral fractures. CONCLUSIONS:Ethanol-induced skeletal damage seems mainly dependent on negative effects on bone formation. Lifestyle factors and traumas likely contribute to the high fracture incidence of alcohol abusers, independently of BMD.

journal_name

J Endocrinol Invest

journal_title

Journal of endocrinological investigation

authors

Santori C,Ceccanti M,Diacinti D,Attilia ML,Toppo L,D'Erasmo E,Romagnoli E,Mascia ML,Cipriani C,Prastaro A,Carnevale V,Minisola S

doi

10.1007/BF03346365

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2008-04-01 00:00:00

pages

321-6

issue

eissn

0391-4097

issn

1720-8386

pii

4564

journal_volume

pub_type

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Skeletal turnover, bone mineral density, and fractures in male chronic abusers of alcohol.