Endocrine Abstracts

In this controlled study the BMD of Proximal femur in postmenopausal diabetic women were assessed in comparison to healthy postmenopausal controls.BMD results from 65 postmenopausal women, aged 45-65 years old, with diabetes type 2, were compared with 65 age-matched controls. Bone densitometry from proximal femur (neck, Ward, trochanter) was performed using Dual X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA). Subjects were categorized as 'osteopenic-osteoporotic' if their...