Objective To explore the correlation between remnant cholesterol (RC) and the risk of osteoporosis fracture (OPF) and bone metabolism balance in elderly women. Methods A total of 2 447 female inpatients aged 60 and above were selected from January 2021 to December 2023. There were 1 170 cases in the non-fracture group (Group A) and 1 277 cases in the fracture group (Group B). Total cholesterol (Tch), triglycerides (TG), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLc), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLc), total procollagen typeⅠamino-terminal propeptide (tPINP), carboxy terminal peptide of type I collagen β Special sequence (β-CTX), 25 hydroxyvitamin D (25- OH VitD), total protein (TP), albumin (Alb), calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P), magnesium (Mg), Urea (Urea), creatinine (Cr), cystatin C (Cys-C), uric acid (UA), glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), bone formation T score (FT) , bone resorption T score (RT), bone turnover rate (TR), and bone remodeling balance (BL) were detected. Results (1) ALB , Ca , P, HDLc , 25-OH VitD , UA , eGFR and BL in fracture group decreased compared to the non-fracture group. Age , Glu , TG, Tch, β-CTX , RT and RC increased compared to the non-fracture group, with a statistically significant difference (P<0.05). TP , LDLc , Mg , tPINP , Urea , Cre , Cys-C , FT and TR showed no statistical significance (P>0.05);⑵Age, RC, BL, UA, and ALB are risk factors for osteoporotic fractures in elderly women, with OR values of 1.07 (95% CI: 1.05-1.08), 3.21 (95% CI: 2.43-4.25), 0.84 (95% CI: 0.80-0.89), 0.996 (95% CI: 0.995-0.997), 0.96 (95% CI: 0.94-0.98), P<0.05; (3) The higher the RC content, the higher the risk of OPF in elderly women. For every unit increase in the highest RC, the risk of OPF increased by 3.14 times, with a adjusted OR of 3.14 (95% CI: 2.38-4.14). There is a U-shaped relationship between BL and OPF risk (P<0.019), with BL cutoff points of – 0.43 and 2.33; (4) RC and BL had an inverted U-shaped relationship (P<0.01), and the cutoff point of RC was 1.07 mmol/L. Conclusion RC and BL are risk factors for OPF in elderly women. BL is associated with an U-shaped risk of OPF and an inverted U-shaped risk of RC. |