Bone mineral density
The mean Z score and BMD levels of the lumbar spine were -0.810±1.348
and 1.036±0.196 gr/cm2; and those were -0.693±1.196,
and 0.855±0.158 gr/cm2 in the femoral neck,
respectively. While osteoporosis was defined in 20% (n=53), osteopenia
was present in 35.6% (94) of the whole study group. There was no
statistically significant difference between clinical, laboratory data
of patient groups according to the presence of osteopenia, osteoporosis,
or normal BMD (p>0.05 for all), except age (Table 1).
Diabetic patients had lower BMD levels both in the femoral neck
(p<0.001) and lumbar spine (p=0.035).