PMID- 29452785 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180613 LR - 20181202 IS - 1873-4111 (Electronic) IS - 0378-5122 (Linking) VI - 109 DP - 2018 Mar TI - The risks of sarcopenia, falls and fractures in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. PG - 70-77 LID - S0378-5122(17)30945-3 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.maturitas.2017.12.011 [doi] AB - Fracture risk in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is increased, and the mechanism is multifactorial. Recent research on T2DM-induced bone fragility shows that bone mineral density (BMD) is often normal or even slightly elevated. However, bone turnover may be decreased and bone material and microstructural properties are altered, especially when microvascular complications are present. Besides bone fragility, extra-skeletal factors leading to an increased propensity to experience falls may also contribute to the increased fracture risk in T2DM, such as peripheral neuropathy, retinopathy and diabetes medication (e.g. insulin use). One of the probable additional contributing factors to the increased fall and fracture risks in T2DM is sarcopenia, the age-related decline in skeletal muscle mass, quality and function. Although the association between sarcopenia, fall risk, and fracture risk has been studied in the general population, few studies have examined the association between T2DM and muscle tissue and the risks of falls and fractures. This narrative review provides an overview of the literature regarding the multifactorial mechanisms leading to increased fracture risk in patients with T2DM, with a focus on sarcopenia and falls. CI - Copyright (c) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Sarodnik, C AU - Sarodnik C AD - NUTRIM Research School, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands. FAU - Bours, S P G AU - Bours SPG AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Subdivision Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands; CAPHRI Research School, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands. FAU - Schaper, N C AU - Schaper NC AD - NUTRIM Research School, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Department of Internal Medicine, Subdivision Endocrinology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands. FAU - van den Bergh, J P AU - van den Bergh JP AD - NUTRIM Research School, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Department of Internal Medicine, Subdivision Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Department of Internal Medicine, VieCuri Medical Center, Venlo, The Netherlands; University Hasselt, Biomedical Research Institute, Hasselt, Belgium. FAU - van Geel, T A C M AU - van Geel TACM AD - Maastricht University, CAPHRI Research School, Department of Family Medicine, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands. Electronic address: tineke.vangeel@maastrichtuniversity.nl. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20171215 PL - Ireland TA - Maturitas JT - Maturitas JID - 7807333 SB - IM MH - Accidental Falls/*statistics & numerical data MH - Bone Density MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/*epidemiology MH - Fractures, Bone/*epidemiology MH - Humans MH - Risk Factors MH - Sarcopenia/*epidemiology OTO - NOTNLM OT - Bone quality OT - Falls OT - Fracture risk OT - Sarcopenia OT - Type 2 diabetes mellitus EDAT- 2018/02/18 06:00 MHDA- 2018/06/14 06:00 CRDT- 2018/02/18 06:00 PHST- 2017/09/29 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/12/08 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2017/12/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/02/18 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/02/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/06/14 06:00 [medline] AID - S0378-5122(17)30945-3 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.maturitas.2017.12.011 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Maturitas. 2018 Mar;109:70-77. doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2017.12.011. Epub 2017 Dec 15.