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Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Nursing Home Patients: Effects on Bone Turnover, Bone Mass, and Fracture Risk

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2006

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Harald Dobnig, Jutta Claudia Piswanger-Sölkner, Martin Roth, Barbara Obermayer‐Pietsch, Andreas Tiran, Andrea Groselj‐Strele, Elisabeth Maier, Peter Maritschnegg, Christian Sieberer, Astrid Fahrleitner‐Pammer
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Abstract

Decreased PTH levels and higher levels of glycemia independently contribute to lower bone turnover in elderly nursing home patients with type 2 DM. Despite higher bone mass and lower bone turnover, hip fracture risk is comparable with women without DM.

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