Clinical analysis of osteoporosis prevalence in the elderly with type 2 diabetics
- VernacularTitle:老年2型糖尿病患者并发骨质疏松的临床分析
- Author:
Wangen LI
;
Kunyi MAI
;
Wei LIN
;
Pinzhong OU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Type 2 diabetes mellitus;
Bone mineral density;
Osteoporosis
- From:
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics
2000;0(06):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate osteoporosis prevalence in the elderly with type 2 diabetics. Method Osteoporosis prevalence in 338 elderly patients with type 2 diabetics (60-69 and 70-79 years old, respectively) was compared with 199 non-elderly (50-59 years old) patients and 531 elderly subjects from local reference data. Bone mineral density was measured at lumbar spine and proximal femur in DPX-L. Results (1) In female patients, osteoporosis prevalence at both sites in the elderly group was higher than that in non-elderly group (all P
