title: Association between vascular calcification and osteoporosis in men with type 2 diabetes.
abstract: Atherosclerotic vascular disease is common in diabetes, and some data support a link with bone loss. This study evaluates the association between osteoporosis and clinical and metabolic factors and chronic complications of diabetes. We studied 59 diabetic men aged 50-80 yr who were assessed with bone densitometry (dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry). Of them, 10.2% of the patients were found to have osteoporosis in the lumbar spine and 45.8% osteopenia, whereas in the femoral neck, 11.8% had osteoporosis and 49% had osteopenia. There was a significant association of osteoporosis in the lumbar spine L1-L4 (p=0.004) and in the femoral neck (p=0.036) with iliac artery calcification. In addition, there was no association with any other metabolic factors, clinical factors, or chronic complications of diabetes evaluated, except for an association between a previous personal history of fractures (p=0.016) and low bone mineral density in the femoral neck. In conclusion, we found a positive association between the iliac artery calcification and osteoporosis in type 2 diabetic male patients.
authors: Agamenon Magalhães Hospital, Pernambuco University, Recife-PE Brazil. elbabandeira@yahoo.com.br
authors: Elba
authors: E
authors: Bandeira
authors: Ana Paula
authors: AP
authors: Neves
authors: Christiane
authors: C
authors: Costa
authors: Francisco
authors: F
authors: Bandeira
mesh_terms: D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000209:etiology*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D015519:Bone Density; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000209:etiology*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications*; D005272:Femur Neck / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers