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Clinical Fractures Among Older Men With Diabetes Are Mediated by Diabetic Complications
Author(s) -
Richard Lee,
Richard Sloane,
Carl F. Pieper,
Kenneth W. Lyles,
Robert A. Adler,
Courtney H. Van Houtven,
Joanne LaFleur,
Cathleen ColónEmeric
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2017-01593
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , veterans affairs , retrospective cohort study , body mass index , confidence interval , heart failure , physical therapy , hip fracture , odds ratio , osteoporosis , endocrinology
Type 2 diabetes mellitus among older women has been associated with increased bone mineral density, but paradoxically with increased fracture risk. Findings among older men have varied, and potential mechanisms have not been fully elucidated.

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