The Association Between Diabetes Status, HbA1c, Diabetes Duration, Microvascular Disease, and Bone Quality of the Distal Radius and Tibia As Measured with High-Resolution Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography—the Maastricht Study

In this small cross-sectional study of predominantly well-treated participants with relatively short-term type 2 diabetes duration, HbA1c > 7% (53 mmol/mol) was associated with lower cortical density and thickness and higher cortical porosity at the distal radius, lower trabecular thickness at the distal tibia, and higher trabecular number at both sites.