Objective To compare the difference of bone mineral density (BMD) between Uygur and Han patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Xinjiang, and to analyze the influential factors, in order to provide basis for the diagnosis and the treatment of osteoporosis. Methods A total of 233 Uygur and Han patients with T2DM, who were hospitalized in the Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, were selected. All the patients were divided into 4 groups according to ethnicity and gender: Uygur male group, Uygur female group, Han male group, and Han female group. The general data of all the patients were recorded. BMD of the lumbar vertebrae and the proximal femur was detected using Lexos dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA, MDS Co. Ltd, France). Meanwhile, serum biomechanical indexes were detected. Results BMD of L1-4 and the left femur of T2DM patients in both Uygur and Han groups, including males and females, showed no statistical difference (P>0.05). Whereas, BMD of L1-2 in Uygur male group was higher than that in Han male group (P<0.05); and BMD of L1 in Han female group was higher than that in Uygur female group (P<0.05). BMD of the femur of T2DM patients was negatively correlated with age, duration, years of menopause, and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), and was positively correlated with BMI, insulin sensitivity index (ISI), and homeostasis model assessment-insulin secretion index (HMOA-ISI). No correlation with serum biochemical indexes was observed. Taking age as control factor, BMD of female T2DM patients was negatively correlated with the year of menopause, but was not correlated with the age of menopause. Conclusion BMD of T2DM patients in both Uygur and Han nationality in Xinjiang shows no significant difference according to the overall comparison of ethnicity and gender. But the BMD of L1-2 in Uygur male group is higher than that in Han male group, and BMD of L1 in Han female group is higher than that in Uygur female group. BMD of the femur is negatively correlated with age, duration, and HbA1c. In female T2DM patients, BMD is negatively correlated with the year of menopause. |