Type 2 diabetes is associated with vertebral fractures in a sample of clinic- and hospital-based Latinos
| Autor: | T. A. Thames, Joel E. Michalek, James W. Simmons, Benjamin Ehler, Roberto J. Fajardo, James E. Schmitz, R. ElDabaje, Krista L. Kilpadi, Ajeya P. Joshi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Epidemiology Population Ethnic group Type 2 diabetes Comorbidity Ambulatory Care Facilities Cohort Studies Age Distribution Diabetes management medicine Confidence Intervals Odds Ratio Prevalence Humans Registries Sex Distribution education Aged education.field_of_study Chi-Square Distribution business.industry Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Hospital based Hispanic or Latino Middle Aged medicine.disease Prognosis Texas Hospitals Cross-Sectional Studies Fractures Spontaneous Logistic Models Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Physical therapy Spinal Fractures Female business Body mass index Demography |
| Zdroj: | Journal of immigrant and minority health. 16(3) |
| ISSN: | 1557-1920 |
| Popis: | Latinos are the fastest growing ethnic population in the United States and type 2 diabetes is a major health burden in this population, but little effort has been made to study the prevalence of diabetic vertebral fragility in Latinos. We performed a cross-sectional study to determine vertebral fracture prevalence in a hospital-based population of South Texas residents (N = 296). We defined fractures in X-rays as a >20 % reduction in vertebral body height. Numerous variables were recorded, including age, body mass index, indicators of diabetes management and others. 71 % of the sample (N = 296) was Latino. The prevalence of vertebral fracture was increased in diabetic subjects relative to non-diabetic subjects (diabetic 27.9 %, non-diabetic 13.8 %) and, regardless of sex and diabetics status, decreased in Latinos relative to non-Latinos (Latino 16.7 %, non-Latino 26.4 %). These data suggest that vertebral fractures may be a growing concern for diabetic Latinos as well as diabetics of any racial/ethnic background. |
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