Relationships among biological sex, body composition, and bone mineral density in young persons with and without diabetes
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Carson Platnick
, Ye Ji Choi
Abstract
Objectives
Bone mineral density (BMD) is influenced by factors including age, sex, body composition, and diabetes. However, data regarding these relationships in young individuals is limited. The objective of this study was to address this gap in the literature.
Methods
We conducted a post-hoc analysis of participants from six cross-sectional cohort studies, encompassing individuals with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D), as well as controls of healthy weight (HWC) and with obesity (OC). Whole-body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) was employed to measure BMD and body composition. Multiple linear regression models assessed sexual dimorphism in BMD, adjusting for age and exploring effect modification by group and sex.
Results
A total of 325 participants were included (T1D [n=123, mean age 22.4 years, 50 % male], T2D [n=72, mean age 16.2 years, 33 % male], HWC [n=79, mean age 16.6 years, 41 % male], and OC [n=51, mean age 13.8 years, 53 % male]). Sexual dimorphism in BMD was evident only in T1D and HWC, with males having higher BMD than females (p=0.021; p<0.001, respectively). BMI was positively correlated with BMD in all groups (p<0.001 for HWC; p=0.001 for OC; p<0.001 for T1D; p=0.008 for T2D). Body fat percentage was inversely correlated with BMD in HWC and T1D (p<0.001; p=0.011, respectively), but not in OC or T2D. Additionally, lean mass percentage was significantly associated with higher BMD in HWC and OC (p<0.001; p=0.023, respectively), but not in groups with diabetes.
Conclusions
Our study documents sexual dimorphism in BMD in youth, with varied associations between body composition metrics and BMD across groups with diabetes and in controls without diabetes, underscoring the importance of understanding these relationships for optimizing bone health during adolescence.
Funding source: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International
Award Identifier / Grant number: 2-SRA-2018-627-M-B
Award Identifier / Grant number: 2-SRA-2019-845-S-B
Funding source: American Heart Association
Award Identifier / Grant number: 20IPA35260142
Funding source: Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute
Funding source: Boettcher Foundation
Funding source: Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
Award Identifier / Grant number: DK-076169
Award Identifier / Grant number: DK-115255
Award Identifier / Grant number: K23-DK-116720
Award Identifier / Grant number: P30-DK-116073
Award Identifier / Grant number: R01-DK-129211-01
Award Identifier / Grant number: R01-DK-132399
Funding source: Division of Intramural Research
Award Identifier / Grant number: K24-HL145076
Award Identifier / Grant number: UL1-RR025780
Funding source: Center for Women’s Health Research at University of Colorado, the Department of Pediatrics, Section of Endocrinology and Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes at University of Colorado School of Medicine, and by the Intramural Research Program of the NIDDK
Funding source: Boettcher Foundation and in part by the Intramural Research Program at NIDDK and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CKD Initiative) under inter-Agency Agreement #21FED2100157DPG
Funding source: NIH/NIDDK, American Heart Association, Children’s Hospital Colorado Research Institute, Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CCTSI)
Funding source: NIH/NIDDK K23 DK116720, as well as Boettcher Foundation
Funding source: NHLBI (HL165433)
Funding source: JDRF
Award Identifier / Grant number: 3-SRA-2022-1097-M-B, 3-SRA-2022-1230-M-B, 3-SRA-2022-1243-M-B, 3-SRA-2023-1373-M-B
Funding source: American Heart Association
Award Identifier / Grant number: 20IPA35260142
Funding source: American Diabetes Association
Award Identifier / Grant number: 7-23-ICTST2DY-08
Award Identifier / Grant number: 7-23-ICTST2DY-01
Funding source: Boettcher Foundation, Ludeman Family Center for Women’s Health Research at the University of Colorado, the Department of Pediatrics, Section of Endocrinology and Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes at University of Colorado School of Medicine
Funding source: NHLBI
Award Identifier / Grant number: HL159292
Funding source: American Diabetes Association
Award Identifier / Grant number: 11-23-ICTST2DY
Funding source: the Ludeman Family Center for Women’s Health Research at the University of Colorado, and the Department of Pediatrics, Section of Endocrinology
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Research ethics: Study protocols were reviewed and approved by the Colorado Multiple Institutional Review Board (COMIRB), approval numbers 17–0820 (CASPER), 19–1,282 (CROCODILE), 16–1752 (RENAL-HEIR), 18–0704 (IMPROVE-T2D), 22–0250, and 21–3,019 (PANTHER).
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Informed consent: All participants underwent assent plus written parental consent if age <18 years, or written participant consent if age ≥ 18 years.
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Author contributions: All authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission. CP: literature search, study design, data interpretation, writing. YC: study design, data analysis, data interpretation, writing. PN: critical revision. NB: critical revision. CR: critical revision. CB: critical revision. ES: critical revision. KLT: critical revision. ID: critical revision. VS: critical revision. KJN: critical revision. AS: critical revision. LP: critical revision. PB: study design, data interpretation, writing.
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Use of Large Language Models, AI and Machine Learning Tools: None declared.
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Conflict of interests: Authors state no conflict of interest.
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Research funding: CASPER: Financial support for this work was provided by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) Diabetic Complications Consortium (RRID:SCR_001415, www.diacomp.org), grants DK-076169 and DK115255 (18AU3871 [P.B.]), JDRF International grant 2-SRA-2018-627-M-B (P.B.), and National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIDDK grant K23-DK-116720 (P.B.), National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute grant K24-HL145076 (K.J.N.), and UL1-RR025780 (University of Colorado Denver), support from the Center for Women’s Health Research at University of Colorado, the Department of Pediatrics, Section of Endocrinology and Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes at University of Colorado School of Medicine, and by the Intramural Research Program of the NIDDK. CROCODILE: This study was supported by NIDDK (P30 DK116073), JDRF (2-SRA-2019-845-S-B), Boettcher Foundation and in part by the Intramural Research Program at NIDDK and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CKD Initiative) under inter-Agency Agreement #21FED2100157DPG. RENAL-HEIR: This work was supported by the NIH/NIDDK K23 DK116720, as well as Boettcher Foundation. IMPROVE-T2D: This was supported by NIH/NIDDK, American Heart Association, Children’s Hospital Colorado Research Institute, Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CCTSI). PANDA: This work was supported by the NIH/NIDDK R01 DK132399. PANTHER: This study receives support from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) (R01 DK129211-01). P.B. receives salary and research support from NIDDK (DK132399, DK129211, DK129720, DK116720), NHLBI (HL165433), JDRF (3-SRA-2022-1097-M-B, 3-SRA-2022-1230-M-B, 3-SRA-2022-1243-M-B, 3-SRA-2023-1373-M-B), American Heart Association (20IPA35260142), and American Diabetes Association (7-23-ICTST2DY-08, 7-23-ICTST2DY-01), Boettcher Foundation, Ludeman Family Center for Women’s Health Research at the University of Colorado, the Department of Pediatrics, Section of Endocrinology and Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes at University of Colorado School of Medicine. K.L.T. receives salary and research support from NHLBI (HL159292), the American Diabetes Association (11-23-ICTST2DY), the Ludeman Family Center for Women’s Health Research at the University of Colorado, and the Department of Pediatrics, Section of Endocrinology.
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Data availability: Not applicable.
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- Frontmatter
- Review
- A recent update on childhood obesity: aetiology, treatment and complications
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- Chronotype, sleep, and glycemic control in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes: a case-control study
- Determinants of childhood and adolescent obesity and it’s effect on metabolism in South Indian population
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- Early-onset growth hormone treatment in Prader–Willi syndrome attenuates transition to severe obesity
- Case Reports
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- Clinical manifestations and molecular genetics of seven patients with Niemann–Pick type-C: a case series with a novel variant
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