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ba0001pp355 | Osteoporosis: pathophysiology and epidemiology | ECTS2013

Diabetes and obesity as independent risk factors for osteoporosis in postmenopausal women: a population study of 3354 people: first results of the PROF Project (Prevention of Osteoporosis and Fractures)

Neglia Cosimo , Argentiero Alberto , Chitano Giovanna , Agnello Nadia , Quarta Giuseppe , Caiaffa Vincenzo , Distante Alessandro , Piscitelli Prisco

Objectives: We aimed to analyze bone mineralization in postmenopausal women of Southern Apulia and to evaluate the effect of obesity-related phenotypes as BMI ≥30 kg/m2, diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases.Methods: The PROF project is a population-based study on 3.356 subjects (4099 years) analyzed by phalangeal quantitative ultrasound (QUS) to evaluate bone mineral status. A total of 2.756 postmenopausal women were ...

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ba0003pp277 | Osteoporosis: pathophysiology and epidemiology | ECTS2014

Quantitative ultrasonometry of the phalanges in post-menopausal women with type 2 diabetes mellitus: the first results of a 3-year longitudinal study

Neglia Cosimo , Agnello Nadia , Argentiero Alberto , Chitano Giovanna , Gianicolo Elena , Ciccarese Roberta , Vigilanza Antonella , Denetto Valentina , Quarta Giuseppe , Rosa Alessandra Della , Caretto Antonio , Distante Alessandro , Piscitelli Prisco

Objectives: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated to an higher risk of fractures despite a normal or increased bone mineral density measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA).The purpose of this 3-years longitudinal study was to assess the changes of quantitative ultrasound (QUS) parameters in a group of postmenopausal women with T2DM and in healthy controls.Materials and method: The analyses were performed on a gro...

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Diabetes and obesity as independent risk factors for osteoporosis in postmenopausal women: a population study of 3354 people: first results of the PROF Project (Prevention of Osteoporosis and Fractures)

Quantitative ultrasonometry of the phalanges in post-menopausal women with type 2 diabetes mellitus: the first results of a 3-year longitudinal study

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