Higher Serum Osteocalcin Is Associated With Lower Abdominal Aortic Calcification Progression and Longer 10-Year Survival in Elderly Men of the MINOS Cohort | Zendy

Cyrille B. Confavreux | Zendy; Paweł Szulc | Zendy; Romain Casey | Zendy; Stéphanie Boutroy | Zendy; Annie Varennes | Zendy; Nicolas Vilayphiou | Zendy; J. Goudable | Zendy; Roland Chapurlat | Zendy

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Higher Serum Osteocalcin Is Associated With Lower Abdominal Aortic Calcification Progression and Longer 10-Year Survival in Elderly Men of the MINOS Cohort

Author(s) -

Cyrille B. Confavreux,

Paweł Szulc,

Romain Casey,

Stéphanie Boutroy,

Annie Varennes,

Nicolas Vilayphiou,

J. Goudable,

Roland Chapurlat

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206

H-Index - 353

eISSN - 1945-7197

pISSN - 0021-972X

DOI - 10.1210/jc.2012-3426

Subject(s) - osteocalcin , medicine , endocrinology , cohort , hazard ratio , odds ratio , gastroenterology , confidence interval , biology , biochemistry , alkaline phosphatase , enzyme

Abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) is an indicator of cardiovascular risk, especially in the diseases characterized by insulin resistance such as type 2 diabetes. Osteocalcin is a bone-secreted hormone that favors insulin sensitivity and insulin secretion.

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