Prevalence of Osteoporosis and Its Associated Factors among Older Men with Type 2 Diabetes
Table 5
Correlations betwteen T2DM-related factors and BMD.
Pearson correlation coefficient ( value)
BMD of total spine (L1–L4)
BMD of total hip
BMI
0.448 ()**
0.342 ()*
Duration of physical activity (y)
0.250 ()**
—
Waist-to-hip ratio
—
0.316 ()**
Serum calcium
—
0.293 ()*
Age (y)
−0.151 ()*
−0.002 ()*
Duration of diabetes (y)
−0.314 ()**
−0.421 ()**
24 h urinary albumin (mg)
−0.640 ()**
−0.80 ()**
Creatinine (mol/L)
−0.401 ()**
—
FPG (mmol/L)
—
−0.463 ()**
TC (mmol/L)
—
−0.393 ()**
LDL-C (mmol/L)
—
−0.345 ()*
T2DM: type 2 diabetes mellitus; BMD: bone mineral density; BMI: body mass index; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; TC: total cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
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