Body composition and bone mineral density in long‐standing type 1 diabetes

. Objectives.  To study body composition and bone mineral density (BMD) in adult patients with long‐standing type 1 diabetes mellitus. Research design and methods.  In a population‐based study, body composition and BMD were evaluated by dual energy X‐ray absorptiometry in 38 patients with type 1 dia...

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Published in:Journal of internal medicine 2004-03, Vol.255 (3), p.392-398
Main Authors: Ingberg, C.‐M., Palmér, M., Åman, J., Arvidsson, B., Schvarcz, E., Berne, C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Absorptiometry, Photon
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
body composition
Body Composition - physiology
Bone Density - physiology
bone mineral density
Chronic Disease
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - blood
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - physiopathology
Diabetes. Impaired glucose tolerance
dual energy X‐ray absorptiometry (DEXA)
Endocrine pancreas. Apud cells (diseases)
Endocrinopathies
Etiopathogenesis. Screening. Investigations. Target tissue resistance
fat mass
Female
General aspects
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin
skinfold thickness
Testosterone - blood
type 1 diabetes mellitus
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Summary:. Objectives.  To study body composition and bone mineral density (BMD) in adult patients with long‐standing type 1 diabetes mellitus. Research design and methods.  In a population‐based study, body composition and BMD were evaluated by dual energy X‐ray absorptiometry in 38 patients with type 1 diabetes since childhood, compared with 38 age‐ and sex‐matched controls. The mean age was 43 years (range 33–55 years) and the mean duration of diabetes was 33 years (range 28–37 years). Results.  Besides a tendency to a reduced abdominal fat mass in diabetic males, no difference was observed in fat mass, muscle mass, or BMD between the groups. Significant correlations were found between insulin dosage and whole body fat mass in diabetic females and between serum cholesterol levels and abdominal fat mass in diabetic males. Conclusion.  Patients with long‐standing type 1 diabetes with onset in childhood and adolescence seem to show only minor differences in body composition and no difference in BMD compared with closely matched healthy controls.
ISSN:0954-6820
1365-2796
DOI:10.1046/j.1365-2796.2003.01283.x