RESEARCH - Type 2 diabetes and fracture risk

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The Lancet 2006; 368:732

DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(06)69281-7

Type 2 diabetes and fracture risk

Luca Mascitelli and Francesca Pezzetta

In their Seminar on osteoporosis (June 17, p 2010),1 Philip Sambrook and

Cyrus list several risk factors for fractures independent of bone

mineral density, but do not seem to consider the role of type 2 diabetes.

Increasing evidence suggests that older adults with type 2 diabetes have an

increased risk of specific fractures, even when the higher body mass and

bone density associated with diabetes are taken into account.2,3 Risk

factors associated with diabetes, including treatment with

thiazolidinediones,4 might also contribute to this higher risk.

Therefore, type 2 diabetes should be regarded as a risk factor for

fractures, and older diabetic adults could benefit from fracture prevention

efforts if they have other risk factors and diabetic complications.3

http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140673606692817/fulltext

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