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ey0018.12-3 | Type 2 Diabetes | ESPEYB18

12.3. Bone mass and density in youth with type 2 diabetes, obesity, and healthy weight

JM Kindler , A Kelly , PR Khoury , LE Levitt Katz , EM Urbina , BS Zemel

Diabetes Care. 2020 Oct;43(10):2544–2552. doi: 10.2337/dc19-2164. PMID: 32778556.In brief: This cross-sectional study compared bone mineral density (BMD), lean body mass and abdominal visceral fat between 180 individuals with T2DM, 226 with obesity, and 238 with normal weight, aged 10–23 years. The findings suggest that T2DM in youth may have a detrimental effect on bone accru...