Type 2 diabetes affects bone cells precursors and bone turnover

BMC Endocrine Disorders

Table 3 Correlations between bone density and structure, obesity and glycemic control

		BMI	Fat mass	Waist/hip	HbA1C
Lumbar BMD	r	0.23	0.84	0.91	−0.35
Lumbar BMD	p	0.005	0.338	0.276	0.286
Femoral BMD	r	0.27	0.154	0.10	−0.092
Femoral BMD	p	0.001	0.078	0.904	0.701
TBS	r	−0.319	−0.36	−0.34	− 0.55
TBS	p	< 0.0001	0.693	< 0.0001	0.016

Pearson’ coefficient correlations between BMD measured at lumbar spine and at femoral neck and BMI, Fat mass % and waist/hip ratio in the whole population under study, TBS was correlated by Spearman coefficient. Correlations between bone parameters and HbA1C were run only in T2DM patients. Significant values are in bold

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