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Fracture risk in women with type II diabetes. Results from a historical cohort with fracture follow-up
Ist Teil von
Endocrine, 2018-04, Vol.60 (1), p.151-158
Ort / Verlag
New York: Springer US
Erscheinungsjahr
2018
Link zum Volltext
Quelle
Alma/SFX Local Collection
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Purpose
To examine the independent association between type II diabetes and fracture risk in a population of predominantly postmenopausal women referred to a specialist clinic for osteoporosis evaluation.
Methods
Type II diabetes associated fracture risk were evaluated among to 229 patients with type II diabetes in a cohort of 6285 women followed on average (until major osteoporotic fracture (MOF), death or end of study) for 5.8 years. Information of fracture risk factors was obtained from a clinical database and from national registries.
Results
An elevated fracture risk was present. Prevalent fractures (43.7 vs. 33.2%,
p
= 0.0010) and prevalent MOF (26.2 vs. 20.5%
p
= 0.038) were more common among patients with type II diabetes. The unadjusted incident fracture risk was increased with a higher relative risk of 42%. An elevated MOF hazard ratio was present (HR = 1.726,
p
= 0.0006). Adjustment for prevalent osteoporosis and other possible confounders did not change this finding (HR = 1.558,
p
= 0.0207).
Conclusions
An association between type II diabetes and an increased risk of MOF primarily driven by an increased hip fracture risk was documented. This finding was independent of the presence of osteoporosis. Clinicians need to be aware of and adjust for these findings when evaluating patients with diabetes. Additional research examining pathophysiological mechanisms are needed.