Bone Abstracts

Objective: Individuals with type 2 diabetes have increased fracture risk despite higher bone mineral density (BMD). There are few studies regarding the effect of diabetes on bone mineral density and hip geometry in Asian population. The aim of this study was to examine the gender-specific influence of diabetes on BMD and hip geometry.Subjects and methods: A total of 1334 subjects (571 men and 763 women) ≥50 years of age were analyzed using data fro...