The Risk of Hip Fractures in Older Individuals With Diabetes | Zendy

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The Risk of Hip Fractures in Older Individuals With Diabetes

Author(s) -

Lorraine L. Lipscombe,

Sophie A. Jamal,

Gillian L. Booth,

Gillian Hawker

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

diabetes care

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 6.636

H-Index - 363

eISSN - 1935-5548

pISSN - 0149-5992

DOI - 10.2337/dc06-1851

Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , hip fracture , comorbidity , hazard ratio , type 2 diabetes , osteoporosis , cohort study , retrospective cohort study , population , physical therapy , confidence interval , endocrinology , environmental health

Compared with men and women without diabetes, individuals with type 2 diabetes have higher bone mineral density (BMD). However, they may still be at increased risk for hip fractures. Using population-based Ontario health care data, we compared the risk of hip fractures among men and women with and without diabetes.

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