Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with higher bone mineral density (BMD) and paradoxically with increased fracture risk. It is not known if low BMD, central to fracture prediction in older adults, identifies fracture risk in patients with DM.
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, 185 Berry St, Lobby 5, Ste 5700, San Francisco, CA 94107-1762, USA. aschwartz@psg.ucsf.edu