Bone health and fracture risk in diabetes: A multicenter study - PubMed
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- Assessed bone health in over 2500 adults with diabetes across Türkiye.
- Type 1 diabetes (T1DM) patients had lower bone mineral density (BMD).
- Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) patients showed higher fracture risk despite higher BMD.
- Osteoporosis prevalence was 5.5% in T1DM and 9.6% in T2DM.
- Independent predictors of osteoporosis included older age, female sex, lower BMI, reduced calcium levels, corticosteroid use, albuminuria, hypertension, and less frequent SGLT2 inhibitor use.
- Supports individualized bone health assessment in routine diabetes care.