Bone/Mineral Metabolism News

Older women randomly assigned a daily 1.2 g calcium supplement for 5 years were no more likely to develop abdominal aortic calcification vs. similar women assigned placebo, according to study data presented at the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research annual meeting.

A cohort of postmenopausal women with osteoporosis at high risk for fracture prescribed abaloparatide outside of a clinical trial setting reported high treatment satisfaction, with 94% of participants adhering to daily injections as prescribed, according to study data presented at the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research annual meeting.

Approximately 11% of middle-aged adults in the United States have osteoporosis, with the cost for care rising by nearly $50 billion over more than a decade, according to study data presented at the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research annual meeting.

Adults with vitamin D deficiency are more likely to die of complications from diabetes during 10 years of follow-up when compared with vitamin D-sufficient adults, according to study data presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes annual meeting.

Adults with higher levels of plasma strontium were less likely to have type 2 diabetes or impaired glucose regulation than those with smaller amounts, according to findings published in Clinical Nutrition.

Healthy, middle-aged adults without osteoporosis assigned to a high-dose daily vitamin D liquid drop had reduced bone mineral density at 3 years when compared with similar adults assigned to a daily low-dose supplement, according to findings published in JAMA.

A Dutch cohort of older transgender women prescribed long-term gender-affirming hormone therapy had a 3-year fracture risk that was comparable to that of cisgender women, according to findings published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

Compared with typical adults, those with neurodevelopmental disabilities may be more susceptible to early mortality following a low-trauma fracture, according to findings published in Bone.

A one-time measurement of follicle-stimulating hormone during pre- or perimenopause may serve as an independent predictor of imminent bone loss, particularly at the lumbar spine, during the menopause transition, according to findings published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

In a cohort of older adults who lost weight while participating in a lifestyle program, both those who went on to maintain their weight loss and those who regained weight after the program were susceptible to reductions of bone mineral density at the hip, according to findings published in Obesity.