Lower Prevalence of Osteoporosis in Patients with COPD Taking Anti-Inflammatory Compounds for the Treatment of Diabetes: Results from COSYCONET

Kahnert, Kathrin; Joerres, Rudolf A.; Lucke, Tanja; Trudzinski, Franziska C.; Mertsch, Pontus; Bickert, Christiane; Ficker, Joachim H.; Behr, Jürgen; Bals, Robert; Watz, Henrik; Welte, Tobias; Vogelmeier, Claus F. und Alter, Peter (2021): Lower Prevalence of Osteoporosis in Patients with COPD Taking Anti-Inflammatory Compounds for the Treatment of Diabetes: Results from COSYCONET. In: International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Bd. 16: S. 3189-3199

Abstract

Background: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often have osteoporosis and diabetes as comorbid conditions. Anti-diabetic medication, including met-formin, has protective effects on osteoporosis in experimental studies. We therefore studied whether patients with COPD receiving anti-diabetic medication had a lower osteoporosis prevalence in a large COPD cohort, COSYCONET. Methods: Assessment of osteoporosis was based on patients' reports of physician-based diagnoses and the presence of disease-specific medication. The predictive value of physical characteristics, lung function, comorbidities, cardiovascular medication, and the use of anti-inflammatory diabetes medication, including metformin, sulfonylureas, glinides or DPP4I, was evaluated using logistic regression analysis. ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01245933. Results: In total, 2222 patients were eligible for analysis (863 [39%] female, mean age 65 y), 515 of whom had higher symptoms and exacerbations (Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease group D). Osteoporosis was present in 15.8% of the overall cohort, and in 24.1% of GOLD D patients. Regression analyses identified the following as associated with osteoporosis (p < 0.05): female sex, higher age, lower body-mass index, asthma, higher air trapping, oral steroids, and cardiovascular medication. Although oral anti-diabetic medication was overall not associated with a lower prevalence of osteoporosis (p = 0.131), anti-inflammatory anti-diabetic medication (p = 0.009) and metformin-containing therapy (p = 0.039) were. This was driven by GOLD D patients. Conclusion: In a large COPD cohort, anti-inflammatory diabetes therapy, including metformin, was associated with a lower prevalence of osteoporosis, especially in patients with higher symptoms and exacerbations. These findings suggest a protective effect of common anti-diabetic medication on osteoporosis, possibly as a result of attenuated systemic inflammation.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Fakultät: Medizin
• Themengebiete: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
• ISSN: 1178-2005
• Sprache: Englisch