Efficacy of weight adjusted bone mineral content in osteoporosis diagnosis in Chinese female population.

CONCLUSIONS: wBMC can reduce the missed diagnosis in patients with large body weight and reduce misdiagnosis in those with small body weight. Including children, wBMC may be feasible for osteoporosis diagnosis individuals at any age. PMID: 30897592 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30897592?dopt=Abstract

Source: Chinese Medical Journal - March 22, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: Liu TT, Li XD, Wang WZ, Zhang JG, Yang DZ Tags: Chin Med J (Engl) Source Type: research