Adjustment of DXA BMD measurements for anthropometric factors and its impact on the diagnosis of osteoporosis

ConclusionOur study highlights differences between DXA and QCT in their correlation with anthropometric factors and its effect on the diagnosis of osteoporosis. Adjustment of DXAT scores for anthropometric factors gave greater consistency with QCT vBMD. Further studies are required into whether adjusting DXA aBMD for anthropometric factors has a beneficial impact on the discriminative or predictive power for vertebral fracture.
Source: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research