Table 4: Relationships between quantitative ultrasound scan score and diabetes-related variables (N= 450).

Variable Total Sample (N=450)
N (%)
QUS Score, N (%) P value
Normal BMD LBMD
Normal Osteopenia Osteoporosis
81(18.0%) 269(59.8%) 100(22.2%)
Diabetes Duration (years) 0.002*
Less than 10 years 300(66.7%) 66(22.0) 177(59.0) 57(19.0)
More than 10 years 150(33.3) 15(10.0) 92(61.3) 43(28.7)
Diabetic complication (DC) 0.186
Positive (with DC) 330(73.3) 62(18.8) 189(57.3) 79(23.9)
Negative (without DC) 120(26.7) 19(15.8) 80(66.7) 21(17.5)
Co-morbidities 0.553
Positive (with Co-morbidities) 426(94.7) 75(17.6) 257(60.3) 94(22.1)
Negative (without Co-morbidities) 24(5.3) 6(25.0) 12(50.0) 6(25.0)
Insulin use 0.369
With insulin 67(14.9) 16(23.9) 36(53.7) 15(22.4)
Without insulin 383(85.1) 65(17.0) 233(60.8) 85(22.2)
Glycaemic control 0.020 *
Good HbA1c(< 6.5) 107(23.8) 28(26.2) 62(57.9) 17(15.9)
Poor HbA1c (≥ 6.5) 343(76.2) 53(15.5) 207(60.3) 83(24.2)

Chi-square test, *P < 0.05.
QUS, quantitative ultrasound; BMD, bone mineral density; LBMD, low bone mineral density.