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ArticleInternational journal of circumpolar health2019

Forearm bone density is not elevated in Inuit women with impaired fasting glucose or type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Nihal A Natour, Suzanne N Morin, Grace M Egeland, Hope A Weiler

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Article in International journal of circumpolar health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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  1. Bone mineral content among Inuit - a systematic review of data.International journal of circumpolar health · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Nihal A Natoura School of Human Nutrition , McGill University , Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue , QC , Canada.
Suzanne N Morinc Department of Medicine , McGill University , Montréal , QC , Canada.
Grace M Egelandd Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care , University of Bergen , Bergen , Norway.
Hope A Weilera School of Human Nutrition , McGill University , Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue , QC , Canada.
McGill University · CAAn-Najah National University · PSUniversity of Bergen · NO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bone mineral density (BMD) and fracture risk are elevated in adults with impaired fasting glucose (IFG) or type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D). This study aimed to compare bone health among Inuit women with IFG, T2D and normoglycemia. The study included Inuit women (≥40 y) with IFG (n = 57), T2D (n = 72) or normoglycemia (n = 340) from the International Polar Year Inuit Health Survey 2007-2008 in Canada. Distal one-third forearm BMD (FaBMD) was measured using a peripheral instantaneous x-ray imager. Anthropometry, fasting plasma glucose (FPG), serum adiponectin, leptin and 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) were measured. Traditional food intakes were surveyed. Data were analysed using mixed model ANOVA and regression models. The median age was 53 (IFG: IQR 48, 67) y and 56 (T2D: IQR 49, 63) y. Compared to normoglycemic women, FaBMD and T-scores were significantly lower in women with T2D, but not with IFG. Frequency of marine mammal intakes (ß = 0.145; 95%CI: 0.018, 0.053, p = 0.0001) positively related to FaBMD. The odds ratio of having a T-score consistent with osteoporosis was lower among women with T2D and higher BMI, while aging increased the risk. Although T2D associates with lower BMD among Inuit women, risk of osteoporosis is tempered, possibly by maintenance of a traditional lifestyle.

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PMCPMC6461097
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