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Title: | Assessment of osteoporotic alterations in type 2 diabetes : a retrospective study |
Authors: | Munhoz, Luciana Cortes, Arthur R. G. Arita, Emiko S. |
Keywords: | Diabetes -- Diagnosis Osteoporosis -- Diagnosis Radiography, Panoramic |
Issue Date: | 2017 |
Publisher: | British Institute of Radiology |
Citation: | Munhoz, L., Cortes, A. R., & Arita, E. S. (2017). Assessment of osteoporotic alterations in type 2 diabetes: a retrospective study. Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, 46(6), 20160414. |
Abstract: | Objectives: To analyze the influence of Type 2 diabetes on bone mineral density (BMD) and panoramic radiomorphometry in postmenopausal females, comparing with results from non-diabetic postmenopausal females. Methods: A total of 228 postmenopausal females (mean age: 59.51 ± 11.08 years) were included in this study. Demographics, T scores and Z scores from peripheral dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and mandibular cortical index (MCI) from panoramic radiographs were assessed. Mean comparison between results for diabetics and non-diabetics was carried out with the Student's t-test. In addition, non-parametric correlations between MCI and DXA results were carried out with Spearman's test, at a level of significance of 5%. Results: Mean Z score values were significantly higher in diabetics than in non-diabetics (p = 0.001). T and Z score values were also significantly correlated with MCI (r = 0.428, p = 0.001, and r = 0.356, p = 0.022, respectively). Conclusions: Within the limitations of this study, the present results suggest that Type 2 diabetes might increase BMD in postmenopausal females. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/102926 |
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