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PubMed ID
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
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.