| T2DM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| BMD | Bone mineral density |
| TBS | Trabecular Bone Score |
| REMS | Radiofrequency echographic multispectrometry |
| LS | Lumbar spine |
| FN | Femoral neck |
| TH | Total hip |
| FS | Fragility score |
| DXA | Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry |
| MOF | Major osteoporotic fractures |
| DALYs | Disability-adjusted life years |
| AGEs | Advanced glycation end-products |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| HbA1c | Glycated hemoglobin |
| PTH | Parathyroid hormone |
| 25OHD | 25-hydroxyvitamin D |
| HR-pQCT | High-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography |
| QUS | Quantitative ultrasound |