Frailty and Risk of Fractures in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes.

Guowei LiJerilynn C PriorWilliam D LeslieLehana ThabaneAlexandra PapaioannouRobert G JosseStephanie M KaiserChristopher S KovacsTassos AnastassiadesTanveer TowheedK Shawn DavisonMitchell LevineDavid GoltzmanJonathan D Adachinull null

Published in: Diabetes care (2019)

Participants with type 2 diabetes were significantly frailer than individuals without diabetes. Frailty increases the risk of fragility fracture and enhances the effect of diabetes on fragility fractures. Particular attention should be paid to diabetes as a risk factor for fragility fractures in those who are frail.

Keyphrases

type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
glycemic control
community dwelling
working memory
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle