Association of Serum Levels of Phenylalanine and Tyrosine with Hip Fractures and Frailty in Older Adults: The Cardiovascular Health Study

Overview

Journal Arch Osteoporos

Publisher Springer

Date 2024 Jun 19

PMID 38898169

Authors

Laura Carbone

Petra Buzkova

John A Robbins

Howard A Fink

Joshua I Barzilay

Rachel E Elam

Carlos Isales

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Abstract

Purpose: Protein is essential for skeletal health, but the specific amino acid compositions of protein may have differential associations with fracture risk. The aim of this study was to determine the association of serum levels of the aromatic amino acids phenylalanine and tyrosine with risk for incident hip fractures over twelve years of follow-up and cross sectional associations with frailty.

Methods: We included 131 older men and women from the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS) who sustained a hip fracture over twelve years of follow-up and 131 men and women without an incident hip fracture over this same period of time. 42% of this cohort were men and 95% were Caucasian. Weighted multivariable Cox hazards molecules were used to estimate the hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of incident hip fracture associated with a one standard deviation (SD) higher serum level of phenylalanine or tyrosine. Relative risk regression was used to determine the cross-sectional association of these amino acids with Freid's frailty index.

Results: Neither serum levels of phenylalanine (HR 0.85 (95% CI 0.62-1.16) or tyrosine (HR 0.82 (95% CI 0.62-1.1) were significantly associated with incident hip fractures or cross sectionally with frailty (frail compared with prefrail/not frail) (HR 0.92 (95% CI 0.48-1.76) and HR (0.86 (95% CI 0.46-1.61) respectively.

Conclusion: Phenylalanine and tyrosine are not significant contributors to hip fractures or frailty in older men and women.

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