Effects of alendronate sodium and alfacalcidol on parameters of atherosclerosis in old women with type 2 diabetes mellitus complicating osteoporosis / 重庆医学

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe the effects of alendronate sodium and alfacalcidol on the parameters of atherosclerosis in old women with type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM ) complicating osteoporosis .Methods 28 old women with T2DM complicating osteopo-rosis were taken as the osteoporosis group and 25 old women with T2DM and without osteoporosis were taken as the control group .Alendronate sodium(70 mg/week) and alfacalcidol(0 .5 μg/d) were given to the osteoporosis group for 12 month .The pa-rameters of the bone mass density (BMD)of femoral neck and ,T value ,arkle brachial index (ABI) ,cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) and carotid artery intima-media thickness(IMT) ,blood fat and glycosylated hemoglobin were observed .Results Com-pared with the control group ,BMD ,T value and ABI in the osteoporosis group were significantly decreased (P<0 .01) ,while CAVI and IMT were obviously increased(P<0 .05) .Compared with before treatment ABI ,CAVI and IMT after 12 month treatment in the osteoporosis group had no significant changes ,but BMD and T value of femoral neck and ward triangle area were significantly increased(P<0 .05) ,the atherosclerosis degree after 12 months in the control group was significantly aggravated (P<0 .05) .BMD and T value had no obvious change .Conclusion Alendronate sodium combined with alfacalcidol for treating T 2DM complicating os-teoporosis can improve the atherosclerosis parameters and has certain role in preventing and treating cardiovascular and cerebrovas-cular diseases .