Serum percentage undercarboxylated osteocalcin, a sensitive measure of vitamin K status, and its relationship to bone health indices in Danish girls

Eibhlis O'Connor, Christian Mølgaard, Kim F. Michaelsen, Jette Jakobsen, Christel J. E. Lamberg-Allardt, Kevin D. Cashman

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Abstract

Recent cross-sectional data suggest that better vitamin K status in young girls (aged 3-16 years) is associated with decreased bone turnover, even though it is not associated with bone mineral content (BMC). The objective of the present study was to investigate the relationship between serum percentage of undercarboxylated osteocalcin (%ucOC), as an index of vitamin K status, and BMC and biochemical indices of bone turnover in peri-pubertal Danish girls. This peri-pubertal stage is a dynamic period of bone development, and as such, may represent an important window of opportunity for vitamin K status to modulate childhood bone health. Serum %ucOC and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 (OH) D) were measured at baseline in a study of 223 healthy girls aged 11-12 years. Urinary pyridinium crosslinks of collagen and serum total osteocalcin as markers of bone resorption and formation, respectively, as well as BMC (total body and lumbar spine) were also measured. Serum %ucOC (median 21.9 %) was not associated with markers of bone resorption or with total osteocalcin. Serum %ucOC was inversely correlated with serum 25 (OH) D (r - 0.143; P
Original languageEnglish
JournalBritish Journal of Nutrition
Volume97
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)661-666
ISSN0007-1145
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007

Keywords

  • adolescent girls
  • undercarboxylated osteocalcin
  • vitamin K
  • bone turnover
  • bone mineral content

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