Abstract
The present study aimed to investigate the association between type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and hip fractures using a large-scale nationwide population-based cohort that is representative of the Republic of Korea. We determined the risks of hip fractures in individuals with prediabetes and T2DM with different diabetes durations, and compared them with the risks of hip fractures in individuals without T2DM. A total of 5,761,785 subjects over 50years old who underwent the National Health Insurance Service medical checkup in 2009-2010 were included. Subjects were classified into 5 groups based on the diabetes status; Normal, Prediabetes, Newly-diagnosed T2DM, T2DM less than 5years, and T2DM more than 5years. They were followed from the date of the medical checkup to the end of 2016. The endpoint was a new development of hip fracture during follow-up. The hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of hip fractures for each group were analyzed using Cox proportional hazard regression models after adjusting for age, sex, smoking, alcohol drinking, regular exercise, body mass index, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and chronic kidney disease. The HRs of hip fractures were 1 in the Normal group, 1.032 (95% CI: 1.009, 1.056) in the Prediabetes group, 1.168 (95% CI: 1.113, 1.225) in the Newly-diagnosed T2DM2, 1.543 (95% CI: 1.495, 1.592) in the T2DM less than 5years and 2.105 (95% CI: 2.054, 2.157) in the T2DM more than 5years. The secular trend of the HRs of hip fractures according to the duration of T2DM was statistically significant (P<.001). Subgroup analyses also showed the same increasing pattern of the HRs of hip fractures according to the duration of T2DM in both sexes and all age groups (50-64years, 65-74years, over 75years). In summary, this large-scale, retrospective, longitudinal, nationwide population-based cohort study of 5,761,785 subjects demonstrated that the risks of hip fractures started to increase in prediabetes and was associated linearly with the duration of T2DM. The secular trend of risks of hip fractures according to the duration of T2DM was consistent in both sexes and all age groups.
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