Race and Ethnicity Contribute to Fracture Threat in Diabetics

Diabetic Caucasians and Hispanics are at a larger risk of fracture relative to those not diabetic, whereas African Americans having diabetes have almost no further risk of a fracture, according to a study. “Diabetes has been associated with additional risk of fracture, but it had not been well studied in African Americans or Hispanics, the two racial-ethnic groups with the highest rates of diabetes in the United States,” lead researcher Ra....