Calcification of lower extremity arteries is related to the presence of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional observational study.

ABSTRACT: It is unknown whether there is any relationship between extremity arterial macroangiopathy and osteoporosis in type 2 diabetic mellitus (T2DM) patients. We provide evidence to show the association between lower extremity arterial calcification and the presence of osteoporosis in postmenopausal T2DM women, but not in T2DM men of similar age.

Purpose

To investigate the relationship between lower extremity arterial calcification and the presence of osteoporosis in type 2 diabetic mellitus (T2DM) patients.

Methods

We performed a retrospective cross-sectional study in patients with T2DM. They were assigned into two groups (patients with or without vascular calcification) in both sexes. Clinical characteristics, presence of osteoporosis, and bone metabolic markers were compared. Ar

SUBMITTER: Xu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8128735 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature