Low bone mineral density is associated with increased risk for myocardial infarction in men and women

• Summary The association between bone mineral density (BMD) and myocardial infarction (MI) was investigated in 6872 men and women. For both men and women lower BMD in the femoral neck and hip was associated with increased risk of MI largely independent of smoking, hypertension, hypertriglyceridemia and diabetes.Purpose The relationship between bone mineral density (BMD) and cardiovascular disease isn’t completely understood. The objective of this prospective study was to investigate the risk of myocardial infarction (MI) in relation to bone mineral density and to determine if cardiovascular risk factors could explain this association.Methods Dual X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) was performed in 5490 women and 1382 men to determine total hip and femoral neck bone mineral density (BMD, g/cm²) and estimate femoral neck volumetric BMD (vBMD, g/cm³) . During a mean follow-up time of 5.7 years 117 women and 79 men suffered an initial MI.Results After adjustment for age and BMI, lower BMD of the femoral neck and total hip was associated with increased risk of MI for both women (hazard ratio (HR)=1.33, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.08-1.66 per standard deviation (SD) decrease in femoral neck BMD) and men (HR=1.74, 95% CI: 1.34-2.28 per SD decrease in total hip BMD). After additional adjustment for smoking, hypertension, hypertriglyceridemia and diabetes the associations were slightly attenuated in men (HR=1.42-1.88 in the age and BMI-adjusted model versus 1.33-1.77 in the fully adjusted model) while similar attenuations were seen in women (HR=1.06-1.25 versus 1.05-1.22).Conclusion Lower BMD was associated with an increase in MI risk for both men and women. Women had consistently lower HRs compared to men in all models. Adjusting for smoking, hypertension, hypertriglyceridemia and diabetes did not distinctively weaken these associations.

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MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Hälsovetenskap -- Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Health Sciences -- Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Bone density

Myocardial infarction

Cohort study

Men

Women

Epidemiology

Epidemiologi

epidemiologi

Epidemiology

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