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Objective To study the relationship between serum osteocalcin and parameters of glucose and lipid metabolism in elderly men.Methods The bone metabolism index such as serum osteocalcin was measured by electrochemiluminescence immunoas -say in 206 old male patients , incluiding 69 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus .The parameters of glucose and lipid metabolism were also measured and the correlation between the parameters and serum BGP were analyzed .Results Serum BGP and beta-CTx concen-trations were significantly lower in patients with type 2 diabetes than those in normal glucose tolerance group [ ( 9.57 ±4.74 )μg/L vs (13.22 ±10.35)μg/L, P <0.05;(0.25 ±0.19)μg/L vs (0.35 ±0.29)μg/L, P <0.05].Compared with the group in low level of BGP, fasting blood glucose and HbA1c were reduced in high-level-BGP group[(5.89 ±2.10)mmol/L vs (5.28 ±1.38)mmol/L, P<0.01;6.30%±1.03% vs 5.98%±0.61%, P <0.01].Triglyceride (TG) was positively correlated with serum BGP ( r =0.146, P =0.032).Stepwise multiple regression analysis showed that TG and HbA 1c were independently associated with serum BGP level(β=1.995, P <0.01;β=-1.483, P <0.05).Conclusions Serum TG and HbA1c are independent factors related to serum BGP in elderly men .
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Objective To explore the impact of hyperglycemia on Hypersensitive C-reaction protein (hsCRP),B-type natriuretic peptide(BNP) and ventricular remodeling in elder patients with acute myocardial infarction(AMI).Methods One hundred and twenty elder patients with AMI are divided into hyperglycemia group(blood sugar in admission ＞ 7.8 mmol/L) and non-glycemia group(blood sugar in admission ≤7.8 mmol/L).The levels of blood sugar in admission,hsCRP,BNP were detected.LVEF,LVEDD,LVESD,WMS were observed by cardiac echo in admission and two weeks after therapy.Results The blood sugar in admission,hsCRP and BNP of the patients in hyperglycemia group were (9.6 ± 0.6) mmol/L,(1 750.6 ±677.1) ng/L,(56.1 ±38.6) ng/L,higher than those in non-glycemia group (t =38.679 and P =0.000; t =11.941 and P =0.000; t =3.288 and P ＜0.01,respectively).LVEF,LVEDD,LVESD and WMS of patients in hyperglycemia group didn't show statistical significance before and after therapy.However,there were significant in hyperglycemia group (t =2.049 and P =0.043,t =2.836 and P =0.005,t =3.814 and P =0.000,t =2.086 and P =0.039,respectively).Conclusion Hyperglycemia can reduce the increase of hsCRP and BNP,which has an impact on hsCRP,BNP and ventricular remodeling in elder patients with acute myocardial infarction,but the mechanism need to further research.
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Objective To explore the possible risk factors that influence bone mineral density (BMD) in the elderly man with type-2 diabetes.Methods Sixty elderly man with type-2 diabetes were subjected to dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry to evaluate the BMD at lumbar spine ( LS),and femoral neck (FN).Fasting blood and urine samples were taken to check the biochemical levels about bone metablism and blood sugar.The correlations between BMD and other factors were analyzed.Results In this group of patients,the percentage of osteoporosis and osteoponia was 20％ and 53.3％ in LS or FN site,respectively.Age,Weight,and HbA1c were correlated with BMD.Weight of them had the best correlation with BMD at LS( r =0.254,P ＜0.01 ),whereas,HbA1c had the best correlation with BMD at FN( r =-0.224,P ＜0.01 ).Conclusions Age,Weight,and HbAlc c were correlated with BMD of elderly man with type-2 diabetes.
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Objective To observe the serum levels of homocysteine (Hcy) and hypersensitivity C-reactive protein(hs-CRP) in elderly patients with cerebral infarction and to investigate their relationship and clinical significance by National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS).Methods The serum levels of Hcy and hs-CRP were by enzymatic cycling method and scattering turbidimetry in the elderly patients ( 116 cases with cerebral infarction and 100 cases of healthy control).Those 116 cases with cerebral infarction were divided into three groups by the degree of NIHSS.The three groups were compared with each other.Results The levels of serum Hcy and hs-CRP in elderly patients with cerebral infarction were significantly higher than that of healthy control group ( t =6.97,P ＜0.01 ; t =14.96,P ＜0.01 ).There has significant difference among those three groups with cerebral infarction by comparing with each other( F =23.49,P ＜0.05; F =28.19,P ＜0.05).A positive correlation was found between Hcy and degree of NIHSS( r=0.54,P ＜0.05),and between hs-CRPand degree of NIHSS( r =0.58,P ＜0.05).Conclusions Serum levels of Hcy and hs-CRP are correlated with the occurrence of cerebral infarction and its severity.There has positive clinical significance to evaluate the effect of cerebral infarction by measuring the serum levels of Hcy and hs-CRP dynamic.
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Objective To explore the impact of calciotropic hormones,such as parathyroid hormone (PTH)and vitamin D,on bone mineral density(BMD)in the old men with type 2-Diabetes.Methods Sixty elderly men with type 2-Diabetes were submitted to dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry to evaluate the BMD at lumbar spine and hip.Fasting blood samples were collected to evaluate the indexes of bone metablism and blood glucose.PTH and 25-(OH)-Vitamin D3 were measured and analyzed for their correlation with BMD at different sites.Results In all patients,the percentage of osteoporosis and osteopenia accounted for 20.0％ and 53.3％ of the patients according to BMD at lumbar or hip.Compared with the patient group with normal BMD,serum PTH was significantly higher in the patient group with osteopenia or osteoporsis([44.87 ± 10.62]μg/L vs[36.96 ±12.36]μg/L,P ＜ 0.05 ;[50.24 ± 20.32]μg/L vs[36.96 ± 12.36]μg/L,P ＜ 0.05).But there was no difference in 25-(OH)-Vitamin D3 levels between all groups.PTH was correlated negatively with BMD at hip (r =-0.224,P ＜ 0.05),but not significantly correlated with BMD at lumbar(r =-0.187,P ＞ 0.05)Conclusions Serum PTH was correlated negatively with BMD at hip in elderly man with type 2-Diabetes.
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Objective To explore the relationship between the level of morning blood pressure surge (MBPS) and High-sensitivity C-reactive protein( hs-CRP) in acute coronary events among old patients and to evaluate their clinical value. Methods One hundred and twenty - three patients with coronary disease were divided into two groups, each of which was old myocardial infarction(OMI, n = 55) and old myocardial infarction with acute cardiovascular syndrome (OMI + ACS, n =68). The control group includes the patients without coronary disease( n =50). The patients who have infection, malignant tumors, liver and kidney dysfunction, blood diseases, valvular heart diseases, congenital heart diseases, aortic dissection,secondary hypertension were not included. All groups were received 24 hours ambulatory blood pressure monitoring to calculate MBPS and the determination of hs-CRP in serum. Results Compared with each two groups, the levels of MBPS and hs-CRP in OMI group were significantly higher than those of the control group (0. 01 ＜ P ＜0. 05) , and had more significance in the other groups ( P ＜0.01). The levels of MBPS and hs-CRP had positive relationship in coronary events in the elderly ( r =0. 76, P ＜0. 01) . Conclusion The level of MBPS is positively correlated with serum hs-CRP which is one of key risk factors of inflammatory reactions by impairing vessels in body. The two factors both play important roles in the occurrence and the development of coronary events among old patients. They both have important clinical value in recurrent acute coronary events among old patients.
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Objective To investigate the clinical significance of the levels of D-dimer and hs-CRP in the elderly patients with coronary disease. Methods One hundred and twenty-two patients with coronary disease were divided into four groups according to their clinical manifestations, there were old myocardial infarction group ( OMI, n =27 ) , stable angina pectoris group ( SAP, n = 29), acute coronary syndromes group ( ACS, n = 32) and old myocardial infarction with acute cardiovascular syndrome group (OMI + ACS,n =34). The control group included the patients without coronary disease (n =30). The patients who had infection, malignant tumors, liver and kidney dysfunction, cerebral infarction, venous embolism in lower extremities and pulmonary embolism were not included, and the patients enrolled should not be on medication of antiplatelet drugs, anticoagulants and antibiotics within the last two weeks. The levels of D-dimer and hs-CRP in all groups were determined by immunoturbidimetric assay and immune scattering assay respectively. Results In each comparison between two groups, the level of D-dimer has no significant difference between the OMI and the SAP ( P > 0. 05 ) , ACS and the OMI + ACS ( P > 0. 05 ) ; but significant difference between the OMI and the control groups ( P < 0. 05) and more significant difference between the other groups were found (P < 0. 01). As for the level of hs-CRP, there was no significant difference between the OMI and the SAP groups (P > 0. 05) or between the ACS and the OMI + ACS groups (P > 0. 05); but significant difference between the other groups (P < 0. 01). the positive relationship between the levels of D-dimer and hs-CRP have in coronary disease in the elderly patients was also found(r = 0. 81 ,P <0.01). Conclusions D-dimer and hs-CRP can be used as the clinical makers to predict the occurrence of the coronary disease in the elderly patients. D-dimer and hs-CRP can be used as the clinical makers to determine the stability of cardiovascular atherosclerotic plaque and the risk of acute cardiovascular syndrome occurrence. They can also be used as the clinical makers to predict the recurrence of the acute cardiovascular syndrome in the patients with old myocardial infarction. However, they can not be used to determine whether the patients with acute cardiovascular syndrome had old myocardial infarction already or not. The levels of D - dimer and hs - CRP are closely related in coronary disease in the elderly patients.
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Objective To investigate the prevalence of hyperuricemia and its relationship with hy-perlipaemia and hyperglycemia in the elderly .Methods We chose the elderly people whose age were over 60 years and who had routine physical examine during August and September in 2009 , the number of them is 1321.Hyperuricemia is defined as the level of serum uric acid (UA) >416 mmol/L.Hyperlipaemia is defined as the level of serum total cholesterol ( TC)≥5.18 mmol/L; triglyceride ( TG)≥1.70 mmol/L;high-density lipoprotein ( HDL) <1.04 mmol/L and low-density lipoprotein ( LDL)≥3.37 mmol/L.Hy-perglycemia is defined as the level of fasting blood glucose ( FBG)≥6.1 mmol/L.Results There were 344 patients with hyperuricemia accounting for 26.04%.With increasing age , the propotion of the patients with hyperuricemia and the mean levels of UA , TC, TG and LDL respectively showed gradually rising ( P<0.05 respectively).The incidence of hyperlipaemia and hyperglycemia was higher in the hyperuricemia group than those in the controls ( P <0.05 respectively ) .Hyperuricemia in the elderly displayed a positive correlation to TC, TG, LDL and FBG( r =0.9954,0.9805,0.9715,0.9682, P <0.05).Conclusion Hyperuricemia , related with hyperlipaemia as well as hyperglycemia , is common in the elderly and should be paid more attention .
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Objective To determine the relationship between the level of plasma homocysteine and coronary calcification in patients with different blood glucose levels. Methods By measuring plasma homocysteine and coronary calcification in 30 cases of diagnosed diabetes (T2D) ,29 cases of diagnosed impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) in patients and 27 cases with normal, we compared the level of plasma homocysteine and coronary calcification in patients with different blood glucose levels. Results We found significant diffieronces among three groups of the level of plasms homocysteine and coronary calcification (P ＜ 0.01). The plasma homocysteine levels were(19.31 ±3.17) μmol/L, (13.85 ± 1.62) μmol/L, (9.80 ± 1.78) μmol/L in the T2D,IGT and normal groups,respectively. The coronary calcification scores were 207.80 ± 154.10,63.24 ± 10.46,14.47 ± 5.16 in the T2D, IGT and normal groups, respectively. The plasma homocysteine level and coronary calcification score increased with the glycosylated hemoglobin rise in the normal,IGT and T2D groups((4.51 ±0.48)%, (6.13 ±0.31)% and (7.69 ±0.81)%, respectively). Conclusions The plasma homocysteine level is a strong independent predictor of type 2 diabetes and also an important factor of coronary artery event occurrence and develepment.
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Objective To observe the correlation between P-selectin and troponin-T in aged people.Meth-ods P-selectin and troponin-T were detected in 80 patients,who were divided into two groups according to the level of troponin-T:group A(normal level of tropenin-T)and group B (abnormal level of troponin-T).The relationship of P-selectin and tropenin-T were compared in the two groups.Results P-selectin in group B was increased remark-ably than that in group A(P<0.01).P-selectin had positive correlation with tropenin-T by single factor analysis(r=0.824.P<0.01).Conclusion Cardiac sensitivity and specificity of P-selectin is lower than that of troponin-T,but both P-selectin and troponin-T offer simple and convenient methods of indirect judgment of the degree and prog-nosis of coronary artery disease and myocardial damage.