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Prediabetes and fracture risk among midlife women

JAMA Network Open

2023-05-23
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About The Study: The findings in this study of nearly 1,700 midlife women without diabetes suggest that prediabetes was associated with risk of fracture. Future research should determine whether treating prediabetes reduces fracture risk. 

Authors: Albert Shieh, M.D., of the David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, is the corresponding author. 

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.14835)

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[Press-News.org] Prediabetes and fracture risk among midlife women
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