Fat Infiltration of Muscle, Diabetes, and Clinical Fracture Risk in Older Adults | Zendy

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Fat Infiltration of Muscle, Diabetes, and Clinical Fracture Risk in Older Adults

Author(s) -

Anne L. Schafer,

Eric Vittinghoff,

Thomas Lang,

Deborah E. Sellmeyer,

Tamara B. Harris,

Alka M. Kanaya,

Elsa S. Strotmeyer,

Peggy M. Cawthon,

Steven R. Cummings,

Frances A. Tylavsky,

Ann Scherzinger,

Ann V. Schwartz

Publication year - 2010

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.2010-0780

Subject(s) - infiltration (hvac) , diabetes mellitus , medicine , fracture (geology) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , endocrinology , geology , materials science , geotechnical engineering , composite material

Older adults with type 2 diabetes are at higher risk for fracture compared with nondiabetic adults after adjustment for their higher bone mineral density. Infiltration of muscle by fat predicts increased risk of hip fracture.

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