Objective To investigate the content of gelsolin (GSN) in plasma of postmenopausal women and to analyze its correlation with bone mineral density (BMD) of femoral neck and lumbar spine. Methods The normal medical examinees in our hospital from January 2015 to May 2019 were selected. 110 postmenopausal women were included. At the same time, 110 non-menopausal women were selected in the physical examination center of our hospital. BMD of femoral neck and lumbar spine (L1-L4) was measured by Hologic ?QDR-4500 DXA densitometer.BMD data was expressed as g/cm2 and standard deviation score (T score).T score < ?2.5 was defined as osteoporosis, T score between ?1,?2.5 was defined as osteopenia, T score > ?1 was defined as osteopenia (normal BMD group).Osteoporosis or osteopenia was defined as a low BMD group, and normal bone was defined as a normal BMD group. The level of GSN was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).Results The age, SBP, DBP, TC and FBS of postmenopausal women were higher than those of pre-menopausal women (P< 0.05), while the femoral neck-BMD, lumbar vertebrae (L1-L4) BMD and GSN were lower than those of pre-menopausal women (P< 0.05).In femoral neck-BMD group, age, smoking rate, TC, FBS and GSN in low BMD group were higher than those in normal BMD group (P< 0.05), while BMI and HDL were lower than those in normal BMD group (P< 0.05).In the lumbar spine (L1-L4) BMD group, the age, TC, FBS and GSN of the low BMD group were higher than those of the normal BMD group (P< 0.05), while BMI and HDL were lower than those of the normal BMD group (P< 0.05).Femoral neck-BMD was negatively correlated with age, smoking, FBS and pGSN (r=?0.435, ?0.301, ?0.243, ?0.609), and positively correlated with HDL and BMI (r=0.395, 0.365).Lumbar spine (L1-L4) BMD was negatively correlated with age and pGSN (r=?0.463, ?0.433), and positively correlated with BMI (r=0.398).Age, BMI and GSN were independent influencing factors of femoral neck-BMD, and age and GSN were independent influencing factors of lumbar spine (L1-L4) BMD. Conclusion GSN is an independent influencing factor of femoral neck-BMD and lumbar vertebrae (L1-L4) BMD. Therefore, elevated GSN levels may predict the occurrence and progression of osteoporosis in the postmenopausal women. |