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- Title
Association of BMD and FRAX score with risk of fracture in older adults with type 2 diabetes.
- Authors
Schwartz, Ann V; Vittinghoff, Eric; Bauer, Douglas C; Hillier, Teresa A; Strotmeyer, Elsa S; Ensrud, Kristine E; Donaldson, Meghan G; Cauley, Jane A; Harris, Tamara B; Koster, Annemarie; Womack, Catherine R; Palermo, Lisa; Black, Dennis M; Study of Osteoporotic Fractures (SOF) Research Group; Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) Research Group; Health, Aging, and Body Composition (Health ABC) Research Group
- Abstract
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with higher bone mineral density (BMD) and paradoxically with increased fracture risk. It is not known if low BMD, central to fracture prediction in older adults, identifies fracture risk in patients with DM.
- Publication
JAMA, 2011, Vol 305, Issue 21, p2184
- ISSN
1538-3598
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.2011.715