A Statistical Approach Regarding the Diagnosis of Osteoporosis and Osteopenia From DXA: Are We Underdiagnosing Osteoporosis?

ABSTRACT Osteoporosis and osteopenia are diagnosed most commonly by evaluating the lowest T‐score of BMD measurements, typically taken at three sites: the L1‐L4 lumbar spine, femoral neck, and total hip. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of using all three BMD measurements and multivariate sta...

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Published in:	JBMR Plus
Main Authors:	Ronnie Sebro, S Sharon Ashok
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford University Press 2021-02-01
Subjects:	ANALYSIS/QUANTITATION OF BONE DISEASES AND DISORDERS OF/RELATED TO BONE DUAL‐ENERGY X‐RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY OSTEOPOROSIS STATISTICAL METHODS
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm4.10444