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Bone mineral density at femoral neck and lumbar spine in adults with type 1 diabetes: a meta-analysis and review of the literature

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Summary

We performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the femoral neck and lumbar spine bone mineral density (BMD) in adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D) compared with controls. Adults with T1D have modestly lower BMD at femoral neck and lumbar spine than adults without diabetes.

Introduction

Fracture risk is four to sixfold higher in adults with T1D. Since BMD is one of the major contributors for fracture risk, we performed a meta-analysis to evaluate differences in femoral neck and lumbar spine BMD between adults with T1D and controls.

Methods

MEDLINE, Ovid, and the Cochrane library and abstracts from various scientific meetings were searched. Studies reporting the femoral neck and/or lumbar spine BMD in adults (age > 20 years) with T1D in comparison with people without diabetes were selected. General linear mixed models were used to assess differences in BMD at femoral neck and lumbar spine between subjects with T1D and controls adjusting for age, sex, and dual x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) instruments.

Results

Sixteen studies met the inclusion criteria. The femoral neck BMD was modestly lower in adults with T1D compared to controls (−0.055 g/cm2; 95% CI: −0.065, −0.045). There were no differences in lumbar spine BMD between adults with T1D and controls (0.0062 g/cm2; 95% CI −0.04, 0.016). However, in a sensitivity analysis, lumbar spine BMD was modestly lower in adults with T1D compared to controls (−0.035 g/cm2; −0.049, −0.02). Studies using Lunar DXA instruments have reported higher lumbar spine and femoral neck BMD compared to studies using Hologic DXA instruments.

Conclusion

Femoral neck and lumbar spine BMD were modestly lower in adults with T1D compared to controls. However, this modest reduction in femoral neck and lumbar spine BMD cannot explain much higher observed fracture risk in adults with T1D.

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We acknowledge the help of Anne Caulfield for the critical review of the manuscript.

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  1. Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 1775 Aurora Ct, Mail Stop A 140, Room 1318, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA

    V. N. Shah, P. Joshee & J. K. Snell-Bergeon

  2. School of Pharmacy and Center for Women’ Health Research, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA

    K. K. Harrall

  3. SJM College of Pharmacy, Chitradurga, Karnataka, India

    C. S. Shah

  4. Rocky Vista University, Parker, CO, USA

    T. L. Gallo

  5. Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA

    W. M. Kohrt

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Shah, V.N., Harrall, K.K., Shah, C.S. et al. Bone mineral density at femoral neck and lumbar spine in adults with type 1 diabetes: a meta-analysis and review of the literature. Osteoporos Int 28, 2601–2610 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-017-4097-x

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