Incident type 2 diabetes and hip fracture risk: a population-based matched cohort study.

There is scarce data on the association between early stages of type 2 diabetes and fracture risk. We report a 20 % excess risk of hip fracture in the first years following disease onset compared to matched non-diabetic patients. INTRODUCTION: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic disease tha...

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Main Authors: Martinez-Laguna, D, Tebe, C, Javaid, M, Nogues, X, Arden, N, Cooper, C, Diez-Perez, A, Prieto-Alhambra, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Springer London 2015