Association of bone biomarkers with advanced atherosclerotic disease in people with overweight/obesity.

Rossella Del ToroIlaria CavallariFlavia TramontanaKyoungmin ParkRocky StrolloLuciana ValenteMariangela De PascalisFrancesco GrigioniPaolo PozzilliRaffaella BuzzettiNicola NapoliErnesto Maddaloni

Published in: Endocrine (2021)

Higher serum levels of OPG are independently associated with advanced atherosclerosis confirming a common bond between bone metabolism and vascular disease. Further investigations on the role of selected bone biomarkers in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease are needed.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular disease
bone mineral density
weight loss
soft tissue
bone loss
type diabetes
bone regeneration
insulin resistance
weight gain
postmenopausal women
body composition
adipose tissue
body mass index
skeletal muscle