Potential Explanatory Factors for Higher Incident Hip Fracture Risk in Older Diabetic Adults
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Potential Explanatory Factors for Higher Incident Hip Fracture Risk in Older Diabetic Adults
Type 2 diabetes is associated with higher fracture risk. Diabetes-related conditions may account for this risk. Cardiovascular Health Study participants (N = 5641; 42.0% men; 15.5% black; 72.8±5.6 years) were followed 10.9 ± 4.6 years. Diabetes was defined as hypoglycemic medication use or fasting glucose (FG) ≥126 mg/dL. Peripheral artery disease (PAD) was defined as ankle-arm index <0.9. Inci...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1687-7063,1687-7071
DOI: 10.1155/2011/979270