Objective To understand the relationships of serum total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and uric acid (UA) with hip bone mineral density (BMD). Methods The clinical data of 108 elderly female patients with osteoporosis, hospitalized between January 2008 and December 2010, were retrospectively analyzed. Age, height, weight, BMD of hip (Neck, Troch, Inter, Total and Ward), levels of serum β-CTX, PINP, Vit D-T, TC, TG, HDL-C, LDL-C and UA were measured. Pearson correlation analysis was performed to examine the associations between UA, serum lipids and hip bone mineral density. Results Femoral neck BMD negatively correlated with age and β-CTX (r<0, P<0.05), and positively correlated with BMI, Vit D-T, TG and UA (r>0, P<0.05). Greater trochanter BMD negatively correlated with age and β-CTX (r<0, P<0.05), and positively correlated with BMI, Vit D-T, TC, TG, LDL-C and UA (r>0, P<0.05). Intertrochanter BMD negatively correlated with age, β-CTX and PINP (r<0, P<0.05), and positively correlated with BMI, Vit D-T, TC, TG and UA (r>0, P<0.05). Hip BMD negatively correlated with age and β-CTX (r<0, P<0.05), and positively correlated with BMI, Vit D-T, TC, TG, LDL-C and UA (r>0, P<0.05). Ward’s BMD negatively correlated with age andβ-CTX (r<0, P<0.05), and positively correlated with BMI, Vit D-T, TC, LDL-C and UA (r>0, P<0.05). TC negatively correlated withβ-CTX and PINP (r<0, P<0.05), and positively correlated with Vit D-T and UA (r>0, P<0.05). TG positively correlated with UA (r>0, P<0.05). HDL-C positively correlated with Vit D-T and UA (r>0, P<0.05). LDL-C negatively correlated withβ-CTX and PINP (r>0, P<0.05), and positively correlated with Vit D-T and UA (r>0, P<0.05). Conclusion For osteoporotic patients, the correlation of the hip bone mineral density and serum lipid levels were different at different regions of hip. Low vitamin D levels and serum total cholesterol levels may increase the risk of osteoporotic hip fracture occurrence. |