Relationship Between Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Osteoporosis in Type 2 Diabetic Patients: Cross-Sectional Study in the Third-Level Center

Although atherosclerosis and osteoporosis (OP) are seen in elderly patients, it is still a matter of research whether there is an age-independent relationship between them. In our study, we planned to investigate the relationship between carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), OP, and bone turnover parameters in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) of both sexes. A total of 69 patients and 40 healthy volunteers with chronic diseases such as DM2, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and OP. Group 1 had 27 patients with DM2 and OP, group 2 had 42 patients with DM2 and no OP, and group 3 had 40 healthy volunteers without DM2 and OP. In the control group, CIMT was measured lower than the patients with DM2 (0.8 + 0.1 and 1.1 + 0.3,