Prevalence of Osteoporosis and Its Associated Factors among Older Men with Type 2 Diabetes
Table 1
General characteristics of patients with T2DM and the control subjects.
Control group ()
T2DM group ()
value
General characteristics
Age (y)
0.061
BMI (kg/m2)
0.069
Height (cm)
0.611
Weight (kg)
0.052
Waist-to-hip ratio
0.055
Waist circumference (cm)
0.633
Hip circumference (cm)
0.126
Systolic pressure (mmHg)
0.051
Diastolic pressure (mmHg)
0.053
FPG (mmol/L)
0.004**
PBG (mmol/L)
0.016*
HbA1C (%)
0.004**
Lifestyle factors
Current smokers
57 (45.6%)
24 (25.8%)
0.003**
Duration of cigarette smoking (y)
0.045*
Alcohol users
53 (42.4%)
26 (28.0%)
0.033*
Duration of alcohol use (y)
0.101
Duration of tea consumption (y)
0.062
Tea consumption (g/y)
0.955
Staple food consumption (g/day)
<0.001**
Calcium intake of >1000 mg/day
26 (20.8%)
19 (20.4%)
0.543
Physically active#
46 (36.8%)
85 (91.4%)
<0.001**
Duration of physical activity (y)
0.775
Sufficient exposure to sun&
123 (98.4%)
91 (97.8%)
0.765
T2DM: Type 2 diabetes mellitus; BMI: body mass index; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; PBG: postprandial blood glucose.
*
; **. Data are expressed as mean ± SD.
#Subjects engaging in strenuous exercise for more than 3 days per week were reported as being physically active.
&Subjects exposed to sunlight for more than 0.5 h/day were reported as having sufficient exposure.
