Author/Authors :
Maugeri، نويسنده , , Domenico and Panebianco، نويسنده , , Piera and Destro، نويسنده , , Gera and Tropea، نويسنده , , Sebastiano and Rizzo، نويسنده , , Antonino and Carnazzo، نويسنده , , Giuseppe and Di Stefano، نويسنده , , Fabio and Catanzaro، نويسنده , , Salvatore and Campagna، نويسنده , , Sabrina and Motta، نويسنده , , Massimo and Russo، نويسنده , , Mario Salvatore Russo، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
Bone mineral density was determined in a series of 67 elderly diabetics (38 males and 29 females) and 40 non-diabetic elderly subjects (20 males and 20 females) at the third medial and tenth ultradistal of the non-dominating radius using an X-ray densitometer (DEXA). Bone metabolism markers (Ct, PTH, HOP, UCA, AP, Vit-25-OH-D, BGP) were also measured. Our results indicate that there is no significant difference in values of BMD and the bone metabolism markers studied between diabetic and non-diabetic elderly subjects. We believe that senile diabetes is not a risk factor of onset and maintenance of senile osteoporosis.
