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

Table 3

Clinical characteristics of patients with T2DM by OP category.

	Non-OP group	OP group	value
	44	35
Gender (F, %)	15 (34.1%)	20 (57.1%)	0.040
Age (years)			0.186
BMI (kg/m^2)			0.009
Duration of DM (years)
0-1	12 (15.2%)	8 (10.1%)
1-10	17 (21.5)	18 (22.8%)	0.517
>10	15 (19.0%)	9 (11.4%)
History of DM	12 (15.2%)	14 (17.7%)	0.232
Hypertension	25 (56.8%)	11 (31.4%)	0.024
Gastrointestinal disorders	6 (7.6%)	4 (5.1%)	1.000
Smoking	19 (43.2)	7 (8.9%)	0.029
Drinking	17 (21.5%)	8 (10.1%)	0.134
HbA1c (%)			0.564
TC (mmol/L)			0.407
TG (mmol/L)	1.71 (1.1)	1.30 (0.81)	0.020
HDL-C (mmol/L)			0.078
LDL-C (mmol/L)			0.535
VLDL-C (mmol/L)	0.53 (0.39)	0.52 (0.29)	0.678
ApoA1 (mmol/L)			0.836
ApoB (mmol/L)			0.873
Total protein (g/L)			0.877
Albumin (g/L)			0.515
BUN (mmol/L)			0.095
Cr (μmmol/L)			0.014
25OHD (ng/mL)	15.18 (10.66)	15.04 (9.41)	0.582
OC (ng/mL)			0.389
β-CTX (ng/mL)	0.37 (0.33)	0.42 (0.29)	0.460
P1NP (ng/mL)	38.10 (27.61)	47.32 (22.74)	0.106
PTH (pg/mL)			0.095

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.