NIDDK Central Repository - Differences in skeletal and non-skeletal factors in a diverse sample of men with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus.

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Publication Information

DOI

10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2014.05.007

PubMed ID

24973938

Public Release Type

Journal

Publication Year

2014

Affiliation

Department of Epidemiology, New England Research Institutes, Inc., Watertown, MA, USA.

Authors

Akeroyd JM, Araujo AB, Bartali B, Chiu GR, Schwartz AV, Suarez EA, Yang M

Studies

BACH

Citation

Akeroyd JM, Suarez EA, Bartali B, Chiu GR, Yang M, Schwartz AV, Araujo AB. Differences in skeletal and non-skeletal factors in a diverse sample of men with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus. J Diabetes Complications 2014 Sep-Oct;28(5):679-83. Epub 2014 May 23.

Abstract

Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have increased fracture risk yet higher bone mineral density (BMD), but data are inconsistent in men. We compared skeletal and non-skeletal (e.g., muscle mass, strength) factors in men with/without T2DM.