BODY-COMPOSITION AND FAT DISTRIBUTION MEASURED BY DUAL-ENERGY X-RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY IN PREMENOPAUSAL AND POSTMENOPAUSAL INSULIN-DEPENDENT AND NON-INSULIN-DEPENDENT DIABETES-MELLITUS PATIENTS

The study aim was to measure body composition and far distribution in premenopausal acid postmenopausal women with insulin-dependent ([IDDM] n = 53) and non-insulin-dependent ([NIDDM] n = 32) diabetes mellitus by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. IDDM and NIDDM patients had simil ar, normal lean tissue mass (LTM) and 24-hour urinary excretion of cre atinine. Total body and abdominal fat percentages were higher in the N IDDM group (similar to 40%) than in the IDDM group (similar to 27%, P < .001) and were constant with age and menopausal status in both group s. In postmenopausal patients with IDDM, total body and abdominal fat values were less than in postmenopausal healthy women (similar to 27% v similar to 37%, P < .001). In premenopausal patients with NIDDM, tot al body and abdominal far were higher than in premenopausal healthy wo men (similar to 42% v similar to 25%, P < .001). In conclusion, women with IDDM or NIDDM have a normal LTM and probably a normal muscle mass , Total body and abdominal fat were higher for women with NIDDM than f or those with IDDM, Copyright (C) 1998 by W.B. Saunders Company.