Sex-specific association of serum dehydroepiandrosterone and its sulfate levels with osteoporosis in type 2 diabetes.
Shuo LiWei LiLina ChangJieying WanShanshan ChenXinxin ZhangQing HeMing Liu
Published in: Journal of bone and mineral metabolism (2024)
In patients with T2DM, independent of testosterone and estradiol, higher DHEA and DHEAS levels are associated with higher BMD and lower risk of osteopenia/osteoporosis in postmenopausal women but not men over the age of 50.