Are serum pentosidine levels positively associated with the presence of vertebral fractures in postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes?
PEN levels, but not BMD, may be useful for assessing the risk of prevalent VFs in postmenopausal diabetic women and may reflect bone quality in this group.
BMI is related to depressive symptoms in adults with heart failure even after adjusting for demographic and medical covariates. Depressive symptoms were associated with BMI in males, whereas a trend was detected among females. These findings could ultimately be used to improve heart failure outcomes for depressed, obese individuals with heart failure.