Sweden: Fracture Risk Higher in Women With T2DM Due to Poorer Physical Function
Women with type 2 diabetes (T2D) have higher bone mineral density (BMD) and better bone microarchitecture, but poorer physical function than women without diabetes, according to a study published online Aug. 7 in JAMA Network Open.
Michail Zoulakis, M.D., from the Sahlgrenska Osteoporosis Centre at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, and colleagues conducted a prospective observational study based on the population-based Sahlgrenska University Hospital Prospective Evaluation of Risk of Bone Fractures study cohort of older women to examine whether poorer skeletal characteristics or worse physical function could explain the increased fracture risk seen in T2D. Of 3,008 women aged 75 to 80 years, 294 with T2D were compared to 2,714 without diabetes.
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