Research Article

Assessment of Risk Factors for Fractures in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes over 60 Years Old: A Cross-Sectional Study from Northeast China

Table 1

Baseline characteristics and laboratory parameters of total population stratified by fracture.

VariablesFracture (, 5.8%)Nonfracture (, 94.2%) value

Sex, female (%)150 (74.6)2051 (63.5)0.001
Age (years)<0.001
Height (cm)0.058
Weight (kg)0.07
BMI (kg/m2)0.572
WC (cm)0.17
HC (cm)0.873
SBP (mmHg)0.826
DBP (mmHg)0.878
WHR0.015
BMD (g/cm2)<0.001
TUG (seconds)<0.001
HbA1c (%)0.075
FBG (mmol/L)0.023
UA (μmol/L)0.126
Ccr (mL/min)0.114
TC (mmol/L)0.388
TG (mmol/L)0.776
HDL-C (mmol/L)0.4
LDL-C (mmol/L)0.165
Ca (mmol/L)0.258
25 (OH)D3 (ng/mL)0.735
History of hypertension (%)101 (50.2)1391 (43.1)0.047
History of T2DM (%)78 (38.8)995 (30.8)0.018
History of smoking (%)0.126
 Never173 (86)2591 (80.2)
 Current18 (9)422 (13.1)
 Quit10 (5)216 (6.7)
Current drinking (%)0.24
 Never165 (82.1)2498 (77.4)
 Current30 (14.9)639 (19.8)
 Quit6 (3)92 (2.8)
Therapy of T2DM0.49
 Oral10 (12.8)198 (19.9)
 Insulin7 (9)87 (8.7)
 Oral and insulin3 (3.8)30 (3.1)
 Without medicine58 (74.4)680 (68.3)

Abbreviations: BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; HC: hip circumference; WHR: waist hip ratio; SBP: systolic pressure; DBP: diastolic pressure; HbA1c: glycosylated hemoglobin; FBG: fasting blood glucose; UA: serum uric acid; Ccr: creatinine clearance; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglycerides; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; 25 (OH)D3: 25-hydroxyvitamin D3; BMD: bone mineral density; TUG: timed “up and go.” , .