Correlation between bone mineral density and type 2 diabetes mellitus in elderly men and postmenopausal women.

ABSTRACT: The relationship between bone mineral density and type 2 diabetes is still controversial. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and bone mineral density (BMD) in elderly men and postmenopausal women. The participants in this study included 692 postmenopausal women and older men aged ≥ 50 years, who were divided into the T2DM group and non-T2DM control group according to whether or not they had T2DM. The data of participants in the two groups were collected from the inpatient medical record system and physical examination center systems, respectively, of the Tertiary Class A Hospital. All data analysis is performed in SPSS Software. Compared with all T2DM group, the BMD and T scores of lumbar spines 1-4 (L1-L4), left femoral neck (L

SUBMITTER: Luo W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11219895 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature