Type 1 diabetes

Causal relationship between Type 1 diabetes and osteoporosis and fracture occurrence: a two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis

Osteoporos IntPublished Two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis

Authors' conclusion

After MR analysis, although T1D may be a risk factor for bone health, we do not have sufficient evidence to support a causal effect of T1D on osteoporosis and fractures at a genetically predicted level.

Study context

Population
T1D instruments from a genome-wide association meta-analysis; fracture and osteoporosis data from the FinnGen Consortium
Comparison
Genetically predicted T1D and osteoporosis and fracture risk
Outcome
Osteoporosis (IVW primary analysis method)
Methodological detailsInverse-variance weighted (IVW) primary analysis, MR-Egger regression and weighted method (WME) sensitivity analyses, MR-PRESSO
  • IVW primary analysis
  • MR-Egger regression and WME sensitivity analyses
  • MR-PRESSO

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Osteoporosis
Estimate (95% CI)P value
T1D
OR (IVW) 1.040(0.974–1.109)
P = 0.238
T1D
OR (MR-Egger) 1.077(0.921–1.260)
P = 0.372
T1D
OR (WME) 1.021(0.935–1.114)
P = 0.643

Further findings

Forearm fractures

OR (IVW) (95% CI)P value
T1DResults not robust enough1.062 (1.010–1.117)P = 0.020

Femur, lumbar and pelvis, or shoulder and upper arm fractures

No causal effect

Original publication

Causal relationship between Type 1 diabetes and osteoporosis and fracture occurrence: a two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis. Osteoporos Int. Published 3 April 2023. doi:10.1007/s00198-023-06734-6

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