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01-06-2014 | Original Paper

Type 2 Diabetes is Associated with Vertebral Fractures in a Sample of Clinic- and Hospital-Based Latinos

Authors: K. L. Kilpadi, R. ElDabaje, J. E. Schmitz, B. Ehler, T. A. Thames, A. P. Joshi, J. W. Simmons III, J. E. Michalek, R. J. Fajardo

Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Issue 3/2014

Abstract

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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Title: Type 2 Diabetes is Associated with Vertebral Fractures in a Sample of Clinic- and Hospital-Based Latinos
Authors: K. L. Kilpadi
R. ElDabaje
J. E. Schmitz
B. Ehler
T. A. Thames
A. P. Joshi
J. W. Simmons III
J. E. Michalek
R. J. Fajardo
Publication date: 01-06-2014
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Issue 3/2014
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-013-9833-5

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