Journal article
Frailty and Risk of Fractures in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to explore whether frailty was associated with fracture risk and whether frailty could modify the propensity of type 2 diabetes toward increased risk of fractures.
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Data were from a prospective cohort study. Our primary outcome was time to the first incident clinical fragility fracture; secondary outcomes included time to hip fracture and to clinical spine fracture. Frailty status was measured by …
Authors
Li G; Prior JC; Leslie WD; Thabane L; Papaioannou A; Josse RG; Kaiser SM; Kovacs CS; Anastassiades T; Towheed T
Journal
Diabetes Care, Vol. 42, No. 4,
Publisher
American Diabetes Association
Publication Date
April 1, 2019
DOI
10.2337/dc18-1965
ISSN
0149-5992