Bone Mineral Density in Men with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

, Kim, Do Yeon; , Choi, Yun Jung; , Bae, Jin Hyun; , Cheon, Yu Jeong; , Kim, Young Hee; , Sung, Hong Kee

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine 2006;30(6):619-625.

Kim, Do Yeon , Choi, Yun Jung , Bae, Jin Hyun , Cheon, Yu Jeong , Kim, Young Hee , Sung, Hong Kee

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Seoul Veterans Hospital, Korea. doriankim@hanmail.net

제2형 당뇨병 남자 환자에서의 골밀도

김도연, 최윤정, 배진현, 천유정, 김영희, 성홍기

서울보훈병원 재활의학과

Abstract

Objective
To investigate the association between type 2 diabetes mellitus and bone mineral density (BMD), the relationship between the duration of type 2 diabetes and BMD, and the effect of diabetic microangiopathies on BMD.
Method
52 men, aged 55∼65 years, with type 2 diabetes and 52 men without diabetes were studied and matched by age and body mass index (BMI). The slit-lamp examinations and the nerve conduction studies were used for diagnosing diabetic retinopathies and diabetic peripheral polyneuropathies, respectively. The densitometric studies were carried out in the L1, L2, L3, L4 and total lumbar vertebra, the femoral necks, the trochanters, and total hips using a DEXA densitometer.
Results
Diabetic men had BMDs similar to those of the control group. There is no relationship between the duration of diabetes and BMD. BMDs at the trochanters in subjects with diabetic microangiopathies were reduced in comparison with those without diabetic microangiopathies (p＜0.05).
Conclusion
The densitometric studies may be helpful to diabetic men with microangiopathies, especially with other osteoporotic risks. (J Korean Acad Rehab Med 2006; 30: 619-625)

Key Words: Type 2 diabetes mellitus, Bone mineral density, Diabetic microangiopathy