VERTEBRAL HYPEROSTOSIS AND DIABETES-MELLITUS - A CASE-CONTROL STUDY

Objective-To compare glucose metabolism in patients with vertebral hyp erostosis (VH), with that in control patients. Methods-We studied 50 p atients aged 60 years or more who had VH according to Resnick's criter ia, and 50 control patients without VH, matched for sex, age, weight a nd height. Plasma glucose was evaluated before and 120 minutes after i ngestion of 75 g glucose. World Health Organisation criteria for diabe tes mellitus (DM) were used. Radiographs of the pelvis and thoracic an d lumbar spine were performed and read blind by two physicians. Result s-Statistical analysis showed no difference between cases and control patients for prevalence of DM, and plasma glucose at 0 and 120 minutes . Conclusion-These data suggest that glucoregulation in patients with VH does not differ from that in matched controls.