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Observational studyEndocrine2021

Comparison of differences in bone microarchitecture in adult- versus juvenile-onset type 1 diabetes Asian males versus non-diabetes males: an observational cross-sectional pilot study.

Lingling Xu, Jie Yu, Ou Wang, Yanfang Hou, Wei Li, Huabing Zhang, Fan Ping, Qun Xu, Yuxiu Li, Weibo Xia

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Observational study in Endocrine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Contributions of Bone Microarchitecture to Skeletal Fragility in Adults with Longstanding Type 1 Diabetes.Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research · 2026
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  3. Assessment of fracture risk in diabetic patients.Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders · 2024
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  4. Microvascular disease and early diabetes onset are associated with deficits in femoral neck bone density and structure among older adults with longstanding type 1 diabetes.Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research · 2024
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  8. The pattern of incident fractures according to fracture site in people with T1D.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lingling Xu *Department of Endocrinology, Key Laboratory of Endocrinology of National Health Commission, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, 100730, Beijing, China.
Jie Yu *Department of Endocrinology, Key Laboratory of Endocrinology of National Health Commission, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, 100730, Beijing, China.
Ou WangDepartment of Endocrinology, Key Laboratory of Endocrinology of National Health Commission, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, 100730, Beijing, China.
Yanfang HouDepartment of Endocrinology, Key Laboratory of Endocrinology of National Health Commission, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, 100730, Beijing, China.
Wei LiDepartment of Endocrinology, Key Laboratory of Endocrinology of National Health Commission, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, 100730, Beijing, China.
Huabing ZhangDepartment of Endocrinology, Key Laboratory of Endocrinology of National Health Commission, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, 100730, Beijing, China.
Fan PingDepartment of Endocrinology, Key Laboratory of Endocrinology of National Health Commission, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, 100730, Beijing, China.
Qun XuDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, 100005, Beijing, China.
Yuxiu LiDepartment of Endocrinology, Key Laboratory of Endocrinology of National Health Commission, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, 100730, Beijing, China. liyuxiu@medmail.com.cn.ORCID 0000-0001-7500-0855
Weibo XiaDepartment of Endocrinology, Key Laboratory of Endocrinology of National Health Commission, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, 100730, Beijing, China. xiaweibo8301@163.com.
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CN

Funding

Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College (CN) 2017PT32020 and 2018PT32001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeEvidence about bone microarchitecture in Asian type 1 diabetes (T1D) patients is lacking. We assessed the bone microarchitecture in T1D patients versus controls and compare the differences between juvenile-onset and adult-onset T1D patients.

methodsThis cross-sectional study recruited 32 Asian males with T1D and 32 age-, sex-, and body mass index (BMI)-matched controls. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) for ultradistal nondominant radius and tibia were performed. The data were analyzed using Student's t test and analysis of covariance.

resultsAmong the patients, 15 had juvenile-onset T1D, with a median disease duration of 11 years, and 17 had adult-onset T1D, with a median disease duration of 7 years. At the radius, adult-onset and juvenile-onset T1D patients had lower total volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD), trabecular vBMD, trabecular bone volume fraction (BV/TV), and trabecular thickness (Tb.Th) (p < 0.05) than the control subjects. After adjusting for BMI, disease duration, and insulin dose, juvenile-onset patients tended to have lower trabecular vBMD, BV/TV, Tb.Th, and intracortical porosity (Ct.Po) than adult-onset patients. At the tibia, adult-onset patients displayed lower total vBMD, lower Ct. vBMD, and higher Ct.Po (p < 0.05), while juvenile-onset patients had lower Tb.Th and standard deviation of trabecular number (1/Tb.N.SD) (p < 0.05) than control subjects. After adjustment for covariates, adult-onset patients tended to have higher cortical pore diameter (Ct.Po.Dm) than juvenile-onset patients.

conclusionsT1D patients were associated with compromised bone microarchitecture, adult-onset and juvenile-onset T1D patients demonstrated some differences in cortical and trabecular microarchitecture.

Indexed as

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1Absorptiometry, PhotonAdultBone and BonesBone DensityCross-Sectional StudiesHumansMalePilot ProjectsRadiusBone microarchitectureBone mineral densityFracture riskType 1 diabetes

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PMID32915436
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