Kunioka Carlos Tadashi, de Oliveira Souza Vanessa Cristina, Rocha Bruno Alves, Júnior Fernando Barbosa, Belo Luís, Manso Maria Conceição, Carvalho Márcia
FP-I3ID, FP-BHS, Fernando Pessoa University, Praça de 9 de Abril 349, 4249-004 Porto, Portugal.
Western Paraná State University (UNIOESTE), Cascavel 85819-110, PR, Brazil.
Toxics. 2025 Jun 10;13(6):489. doi: 10.3390/toxics13060489.
Osteoporosis is a major public health concern, particularly among postmenopausal women. Environmental exposure to metals has been proposed as a potential contributor to osteoporosis, but human data remain limited and inconsistent. This study investigated changes in urinary concentrations of 20 metal(loid)s in patients with osteoporosis, as well as the association of these elements with bone mineral density (BMD), in a cohort of 380 postmenopausal women aged 50-70 years from Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil. Demographic, lifestyle, and clinical data were collected, and urinary concentrations of aluminum (Al), barium (Ba), cadmium (Cd), cobalt (Co), cesium (Cs), copper (Cu), mercury (Hg), lithium (Li), manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb), rubidium (Rb), antimony (Sb), selenium (Se), tin (Sn), strontium (Sr), thallium (Tl), uranium (U), and zinc (Zn) were measured by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. BMD was assessed at the lumbar spine, femoral neck, and total hip using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Osteoporosis was diagnosed in 73 participants (19.2%). Osteoporotic women had significantly higher urinary concentrations of Cd, Mn, Pb, Sb, Sn, and Zn ( < 0.05). Statistically significant negative correlations were observed between BMD and urinary concentrations of Al, Cd, Hg, Mn, Sb, and U. After adjustment for confounders, elevated urinary concentrations of Cd, Mn, Pb, and Sb remained independently and significantly associated with higher odds of osteoporosis, with Cd (aOR = 1.495; = 0.026) and Sb (aOR = 2.059; = 0.030) showing the strongest associations. In addition, women with urinary concentrations above the 90th percentile for both Cd and Sb had a significantly higher prevalence of osteoporosis compared to those with lower levels (44.4% vs. 18.0%; = 0.011). Longitudinal studies are needed to confirm causality and inform prevention strategies.
骨质疏松症是一个重大的公共卫生问题,在绝经后女性中尤为突出。环境中金属暴露被认为是导致骨质疏松症的一个潜在因素,但相关的人体数据仍然有限且不一致。本研究调查了巴西巴拉那州卡斯卡韦尔市380名年龄在50 - 70岁的绝经后女性队列中,骨质疏松症患者尿液中20种金属(类金属)浓度的变化,以及这些元素与骨密度(BMD)之间的关联。收集了人口统计学、生活方式和临床数据,并采用电感耦合等离子体质谱法测量尿液中铝(Al)、钡(Ba)、镉(Cd)、钴(Co)、铯(Cs)、铜(Cu)、汞(Hg)、锂(Li)、锰(Mn)、钼(Mo)、镍(Ni)、铅(Pb)、铷(Rb)、锑(Sb)、硒(Se)、锡(Sn)、锶(Sr)、铊(Tl)、铀(U)和锌(Zn)的浓度。使用双能X线吸收法评估腰椎、股骨颈和全髋部的骨密度。73名参与者(19.2%)被诊断为骨质疏松症。骨质疏松症女性的尿液中Cd、Mn、Pb、Sb、Sn和Zn的浓度显著更高(<0.05)。骨密度与尿液中Al、Cd、Hg、Mn、Sb和U的浓度之间存在统计学上显著的负相关。在对混杂因素进行调整后,尿液中Cd、Mn、Pb和Sb浓度升高仍然独立且显著地与患骨质疏松症的较高几率相关,其中Cd(调整后比值比[aOR]=1.495;P = 0.026)和Sb(aOR = 2.059;P = 0.030)显示出最强的关联。此外,尿液中Cd和Sb浓度均高于第90百分位数的女性与浓度较低的女性相比,骨质疏松症患病率显著更高(44.4%对18.0%;P = 0.011)。需要进行纵向研究来证实因果关系并为预防策略提供依据。
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