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Age-related bone mineral density, osteoporosis rate and risk of vertebral fracture in mainland Chinese women with type 2 diabetes mellitus

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Few data are available regarding bone mineral density (BMD) and the risk of vertebral fracture among mainland Chinese women with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). A decrease in the bone projective area (BPA) can be an indirect marker reflecting compressed vertebral fracture. We investigated age-related BMD, BPA, and the prevalence of osteoporosis in women with T2DM in mainland China. BMD and BPA of the posteroanterior lumbar spine (L1–L4) and hip were measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in 1253 women with T2DM and 1194 control subjects without diabetes aged 40–80 yr. BMD of the lumbar spine and hip decreased with age. BMD of the lumbar spine was higher in T2DM than controls (p<0.05–0.001), as was BPA at some vertebral bodies (p<0.05–0.001), whereas no significant intergroup differences in BPA were observed at the hip. The prevalence of osteoporosis in the women with T2DM increased with age: 0–2.58% at age 40–49 yr, 6.94–28.4% at age 50–59 yr, 32.7–76.7% at age 70–80 yr, with the range reflecting differences between skeletal sites. In subjects over 60 yr, the rates of osteoporosis at posteroanterior spine were significantly lower in T2DM patients than in controls (p<0.05–0.001). In conclusion, women with T2DM had higher BMD and lower risk of osteoporosis. Higher BPA of the vertebrae indicated that women with T2DM in mainland China would have a lower risk of vertebral fracture than non-diabetic women.

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  2. Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, the Second Xiang-Ya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 139 Renmin-Zhong Rd, Hunan, 410011, PR China

    X. P. Wu, H. Zhang, X. Z. Cao, L. Q. Yuan & E. Y. Liao MD, PhD

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Shan, P.F., Wu, X.P., Zhang, H. et al. Age-related bone mineral density, osteoporosis rate and risk of vertebral fracture in mainland Chinese women with type 2 diabetes mellitus. J Endocrinol Invest 34, 190–196 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03347065

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