The association of weight-adjusted waist index with the risk of osteoporosis in patients with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study

The association of weight-adjusted waist index with the risk of osteoporosis in patients with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study

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Abstract Background The relationship between obesity and type 2 diabetes with bone health has always been a topic of debate.The weight-adjusted waist index has become a commonly used indicator for assessing central obesity, fat, and muscle mass.However, currently there is no research reporting the association between weight-adjusted waist index and risk of osteoporosis in populations of type 2 diabetes.Therefore, this study aims to provide new information on the association between weight-adjusted waist index and risk of osteoporosis in type 2 diabetes.

Methods This cross-sectional study involved 963 patients with type 2 diabetes who were admitted to the Department of chocolate chip cookie purse Endocrinology of Cangzhou Central Hospital.Multivariate logistic regression models were used to assess the association between weight-adjusted waist index and osteoporosis.The potential nonlinear association was evaluated.The effects of interaction between subgroups were assessed using the likelihood ratio test.

Results Weight-adjusted waist index was positively associated with the risk of osteoporosis, regardless of markbroyard.com traditional confounding factors.For each 1 unit increased in weight-adjusted waist index, the risk of osteoporosis increased by 67%.Furthermore, there was a nonlinear relationship between weight-adjusted waist index and osteoporosis.The subgroup analysis did not reveal any significant interactions.

Conclusions Our study indicated a positive association between weight-adjusted waist index and the risk of osteoporosis in adult Chinese type 2 diabetes patients, and this relationship was nonlinear.