ArticleSaudi medical journal2023
Assessment of osteoporosis in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A study from the central region of Saudi Arabia.
Article in Saudi medical journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Glycated hemoglobin and bone mineral density in adults with and without type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional DXA study from the Qassim region, Saudi Arabia.BMC endocrine disorders · 2026Article
- Osteoporosis in Patients with Pre-Existing Diabetes Mellitus and in Women with Estrogen Deficiency: A Molecular and Cellular Perspective.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Integrating Radiology and Metabolic Risk: DEXA-Based Characterization of Bone Health in Type 2 Diabetes.Metabolites · 2025Article
- Osteoporosis evidence landscape to inform policy and practice: A comprehensive scoping review.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2025Review
- Are low-trauma fractures all fragility fractures? Insights into musculoskeletal and body composition characteristics of community-dwelling post-menopausal women with a recent fracture.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2025Article
- Osteoporosis in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.Saudi medical journal · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo understand the impact of diabetes on bone mineral density and whether it increases the likelihood of osteoporosis.
methodsThis study was performed on 327 Saudis (aged >40 years) who were screened for osteoporosis and diabetes mellitus (DM). The levels of osteoporosis were determined by an estimation of Bone mineral density (BMD) using a DEXA scan examination. The data on BMD from diabetic subjects were compared with healthy nondiabetic controls.
resultsOut of 327 enrolled subjects, 38 (11.6%) were found to be osteoporotic, whereas 138 (42.2%) had DM. The data showed that the number of patients with osteoporosis in the DM group was 14 (36.8%), significantly lower than in nondiabetic patients, 21 (55.2%) (
conclusionPatients with diabetes had higher lumbar BMD than nondiabetics, although femoral BMD was similar. Patients with diabetes have a lower osteoporosis risk than nondiabetics.
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