Objective To study the correlation between Alb and NMID-OC/β-CTX ratio and the risk of osteoporosis fracture in elderly women. Methods Female inpatients over 60 years old were selected from January 2019 to December 2020. There were 491 cases without osteoporotic fractures in group A and 362 cases with osteoporotic fractures in group B. Medium molecular fragment of osteocalcin N segment (N-MID OC), total procollagen typeⅠamino-terminal propeptide (t-PINP), special sequence β carboxyterminal peptide of collagen I (β-CTX),
25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-(OH)Vit D), albumin (ALB), hemoglobin (Hb), calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P), and magnesium (Mg) were measured. Results (1) Compared with those in group A, Hb [118 (108, 128) vs. 124 (114, 131)], NMID-OC [14.7 (10.7, 20.1) vs. 15.9 (11.3, 22.6)], 25(OH)Vit-D [18.1 (14.3, 23.1) vs. 19.5 (15.7, 25.2)], NMID-OC/β-CTX [27.1 (21.9, 37.1) vs. 35.7 (26.2, 49.9)], ALB [37.1 (34.8, 39.8) vs. 39.1 (36.9, 41.8)], Ca [2.25 (2.17, 2.33) vs. 2.29 (2.21, 2.36)], Mg [0.86 (0.8, 0.92) vs. 0.88 (0.83, 0.92)] decreased in group B (all P<0.01). Age [75.43±7.54 vs. 72.24±7.27, P<0.01] and β-CTX [0.55 (0.31, 0.78) vs. 0.49 (0.25, 0.75), P<0.05] increased, and the difference was statistically significant. (2) Correlation analysis showed that the fracture was negatively correlated with Hb, NMID-OC, 25(OH)Vit-D, NMID-OC/β-CTX, Alb, Ca, and Mg (r=-0.18, -0.09, -0.10, -0.23, -0.26, -0.16, and -0.10, respectively, all P<0.05), and positively correlated with age and β-CTX (r=-0.22, 0.07, respectively, both P<0.05). (3) NMID-OC/β-CTX and Alb were risk factors of the fracture in elderly women, and the adjusted OR were 0.986 (95% CI: 0.979-0.993) and 0.918 (95% CI: 0.883-0.955), respectively, both P<0.05. The lower the content of Alb and NMID-OC/β-CTX, the higher the risk of fracture. The lowest layer was about 2 times and 5 times of the highest layer, and the adjusted OR was 1.736 and 4.695. Both of them could be used in the diagnosis of the fracture, but the combined use could improve the diagnostic performance. The AUC was 0.68, and the difference was statistically significant. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value were 70.17%, 58.66%, 55.6%, and 72.7%, respectively. Conclusion Low serum Alb and NMID OC/β-CTX ratio are significantly associated with osteoporotic fractures in elderly women, which are risk factors for osteoporotic fractures and can be used for auxiliary diagnosis and prediction of its occurrence. |