Research Article

Relationship between Body Mass Index and T-Scores of Bone Mineral Density in the Hip and Spine Regions among Older Adults with Diabetes: A Retrospective Review

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

CategoriesT2DM subjects ()

Age (years)63.64 ± 8.249
Height (cm)154.42 ± 8.04
Weight (kg)76.14 ± 14.23
BMI (kg/m2)31.96 ± 5.57
BMI categories
 Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2)1
 Normal weight (18.5–24.9 kg/m2)17
 Overweight (25.0–29.9 kg/m2)66
 Obesity class I (30.0–34.99 kg/m2)62
 Obesity class II (35.0–39.99 kg/m2)32
 Obesity class III (>40.0 kg/m2)20
Nationality
 Saudis100
 Non-Saudis98
Ethnicity
 Arabs182
 Non-Arabs16
Sex
 Male21
 Female177

T2DM: type 2 diabetes mellitus. Values are presented as mean ± SD.