High Body Mass Index and Triglycerides Help Protect against Osteoporosis in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Table 2

Clinical characteristics of patients with T2DM by TG category.

	Normal TG group; (≤1.7 mmol/L)	Hypertriglyceridemic group (>1.7 mmol/L)	value
	46	33
Gender (F, %)	18 (39.1%)	17 (51.5%)	0.274
Age (years)			0.914
DM course (years)
0-1	14 (30.4%)	6 (18.2%)
1-10	19 (41.3%)	16 (48.5%)	0.466
>10	13 (28.3%)	11 (33.3)
History of DM	14 (30.4%)	12 (36.4%)	0.580
Hypertension	16 (34.8%)	20 (60.6%)	0.023
Gastrointestinal disorders	5 (10.9%)	5 (15.2%)	0.734
Smoking	14 (30.4%)	12 (36.4%)	0.580
Drinking	14 (30.4%)	11 (33.3%)	0.785
BMI (kg/m^2)			0.017
HbA1c (%)			0.801
TC (mmol/L)			0.014
HDL-C (mmol/L)			0.321
LDL-C (mmol/L)			0.015
VLDL-C (mmol/L)	0.39 (0.24)	0.65 (0.43)	0.000
ApoA1 (mmol/L)			0.158
ApoB (mmol/L)			0.002
Total protein (g/L)			0.056
Albumin (g/L)			0.877
BUN (mmol/L)			0.158
Cr (μmmol/L)			0.682
25OHD (ng/mL)	16.73 (9.72)	13.61 (7.01)	0.120
OC (ng/mL)			0.020
β-CTX (ng/mL)	0.49 (0.32)	0.32 (0.24)	0.007
P1NP (ng/mL)	47.32 (25.95)	34.79 (20.77)	0.007
PTH (pg/mL)			0.714
OP	26 (56.5%)	9 (27.3%)	0.010

Note: data were expressed as number (%) or (interquartile range). Abbreviations: ApoA1: apolipoprotein A1; ApoB: apolipoprotein B; BMD: bone mineral density; BMI: body mass index; BUN: blood urea nitrogen; Cr: creatinine; DM: diabetes mellitus; HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; T2DM: type 2 diabetes mellitus; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; VLDL-C: very-low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; OC: osteocalcin; OP: osteoporosis; P1NP: procollagen type 1 N-terminal propeptide; PTH: parathyroid hormone; 25OHD: 25-hydroxyvitamin D; β-CTX: β-C-terminal cross-linked telopeptide of type I collagen.