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Race and Ethnicity Contribute to Fracture Threat in Diabetics

Published On 25 Mar 2019 02:23 PM


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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....


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