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. 2016 May 31;4(2):17. doi: 10.3390/dj4020017

Table 2.

Studies published concerning the relationship between diabetes and MR-ONJ. Where BP-ONJ refers to bisphosphonate-associated osteonecrosis of the jaws.

Study Country No. of Patients Prevalence of Diabetes (%) p-Value Average Age Comment
Vidal-Real, 2015 [19] Spain 194 86.6 0.048 68.91 only patients treated with zoledronic acid; comparison BP-ONJ and BP-Treatment
Khamaisi, 2007 [18] Israel 31 58 0.001 64.8 comparison BP-ONJ and BP-Treatment
Bocanegra-Perez, 2012 [22] Spain 44 35 not calculated 64.2
Fede, 2013 [26] Italy 87 9.2 not significant 70.7 osteoporotic non-cancer patients
Anavi-Lev, 2013 [20] Israel 52 41 * 0.02 74.5 comparison between iv and po BP-treatment; diabetes prevalence higher in po-group
Diniz-Freitas, 2012 [23] Spain 20 20 not calculated 71.2
Lazarovici, 2009 [24] Israel 101 16 not calculated 63.5
Watters, 2013 [21] USA 154 24 0.05 64 only BP-ONJ-patients included, comparison between progressive disease and remission
Manfredi, 2011 [25] Italy 25 16 not calculated 70.4 only patients with BP-treatment due to osteoporosis
Wilkinson, 2007 [29] USA 16073 6.40 not significant n/a
Molcho, 2013 [27] Israel 46 37 not significant 66
present study, 2016 Germany 35 14.30 not significant 68.8
30.29 67.91

* value recalculated.