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ba0001pp109 | Calciotropic and phosphotropic hormones and mineral metabolism | ECTS2013

Biochemical bone markers of bone turnover in diabetics: a meta-analysis

Starup-Linde Jakob , Eriksen Stine Aistrup , Vestergaard Peter

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus may affect bone via bone structure, bone density, and biochemical markers of bone turnover. The aim of this meta-analysis was to examine biochemical markers of bone turnover in diabetics compared to non-diabetics.Methods: A systematic literature search was conducted using Pubmed, Embase, Cinahl, and Svemed+ with the search terms: ‘Diabetes mellitus’, ‘Diabetes mellitus type 1’, ‘Insulin dependent d...