The synergistic effect of diabetes mellitus and osteoporosis on the all-cause mortality: a cohort study of an American population
Weihua Li,
Siyu Xie,
Shengdong Zhong
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundThe increasing incidence of diabetes mellitus (DM) and osteoporosis have different effects on prognosis. The two often co-occur, so we aimed to investigate whether DM and osteoporosis have an effect on all-cause death and whether DM and osteoporosis have a synergistic effect.MethodsThis study analyzed 18,658 subjects from five cycles of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). The primary endpoint was all-cause death. The subjects were divided into four groups based on the prese… Show more
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