Objective To investigate the biochemical bone turnover markers in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods A total of 822 subjects with T2DM were enrolled in this study as the study group (T2DM group), and 821 healthy subjects were selected as the control group. The levels of bone turnover markers between the two groups were compared, including serum calcium (Ca), serum phosphorus (P), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), total procollagen type Ⅰ amino-terminal propeptide (tP1NP), β isomer of the C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen (β-CTX), osteocalcin (OC), 25 hydroxy vitamin D (25OHD), and parathyroid hormone (PTH). In T2DM group, the relationship between the bone turnover markers and levels of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), fasting blood glucose (FBG), diabetic duration, and age were analyzed. According to the levels of 25OHD, T2DM patients were divided into 3 subgroups, sufficient vitamin D (VitD) group (≥20 ng/mL), insufficient VitD group (≥ 12ng/mL but <20ng/mL), and deficient VitD group (<12ng/ml). The levels of bone turnover markers among 3 subgroups were compared. Results Compared with control group, T2DM group had lower levels of β-CTX, OC, 25OHD, and higher levels of PTH (all P < 0.05). In T2DM group, the multiple linear regression analysis showed that OC was correlated with tP1NP, β-CTX, PTH, and HbA1c (standard β =0.533, 0.256, 0.163, and -0.127, respectively; all P < 0.05), β-CTX was correlated with OC, tP1NP, HbA1c and age (standard β =0.415, 0.215, -0.149, and -0.077, respectively; P < 0.05), and 25OHD was correlated with Ca, HbA1c, PTH, and P (standard β = 0.250, -0.149, -0.155, and -0.130, respectively; P < 0.05). The analysis in subgroups showed that compared with deficient VitD subgroup, sufficient VitD subgroup and insufficient VitD subgroup had lower levels of FBG, HbA1c, and PTH, and higher levels of calcium (all P < 0.05). There were no significant differences in the levels of tP1NP, β-CTX, and OC among 3 subgroups. Conclusion Compared with normal people, patients with T2DM have lower levels of β-CTX, OC, and 25OHD, and higher levels of PTH. The change is independent of levels of 25OHD and is affected by blood glucose metabolism. |