Osteoporosis, bone & mineral

Large-scale circulating proteome association study (CPAS) meta-analysis identifies circulating proteins and pathways predicting incident hip fractures

J Bone Miner ResPublished Meta-analysis of a circulating proteome association study in two prospective cohort studies

Authors' conclusion

These analyses identified several circulating proteins and pathways consistently associated with incident hip fractures.

Study context

Population
Subjects from two prospective cohort studies (Cardiovascular Health Study and Trøndelag Health Study) with circulating proteomics data
Participants
6,430 subjects2 cohorts
Outcome
Incident hip fractures
Methodological detailsinverse-variance weighted meta-analysis, age and sex-adjusted Cox regression, exploratory, aptamer-based 5 K SomaScan version 4.0 assay; 4979 aptamers
  • Inverse-variance weighted meta-analysis
  • Age and sex-adjusted Cox regression
  • Exploratory
  • Aptamer-based 5 K SomaScan version 4.0 assay; 4979 aptamers

Pooled result

As reported in the abstract

Circulating proteins associated with incident hip fractures

Incident hip fractures

643

Aptamers associated with incident hip fractures (Bonferroni 0.05/4979, P < 1.0 × 10-5)

23

Further pooled results

Ingenuity pathway analysis

Reduced LXR/RXR activation and increased acute phase response signaling overrepresented among proteins associated with increased hip fracture risk

Original publication

Large-scale circulating proteome association study (CPAS) meta-analysis identifies circulating proteins and pathways predicting incident hip fractures. J Bone Miner Res. Published 4 January 2024. doi:10.1093/jbmr/zjad011

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