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