Effect of Gender, Season, and Vitamin D Status on Bone Biochemical Markers in Saudi Diabetes Patients

Effect of Gender, Season, and Vitamin D Status on Bone Biochemical Markers in Saudi Diabetes Patients

Biochemical bone turnover markers (BTMs) provide important information on the diagnosis, therapy and monitoring of metabolic bone diseases. They are evident before measurable changes in bone mineral density (BMD) take place. A total of 35 adult Saudi patients (23 males; 12 females) with type 2 diabe...

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Main Authors: Riad Sulimani, Shaun Sabico, Mona A. Fouda, Yousef Al-Saleh, Sobhy M. Yakout, Abdulaziz Al-Othman, Nasser M. Al-Daghri, Khalid M. Alkharfy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-07-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
vitamin D status
osteocalcin
osteoprotegerin
season
Saudi Arabia
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/17/7/8408

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