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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-11-11
pubmed:abstractText
Using manufacturers reference data the prevalence of osteoporosis using a T-score threshold of -2.5 for heel measurements by DXL technology was compared to dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) measurements at the femoral neck, spine and forearm. The prevalence of osteoporosis for women aged 50 years or older was 28% for DXL measurements of the heel bone and 30, 22 and 32% for DXA measurements of the lumbar spine, femoral neck and forearm respectively. Bone mineral density (BMD) was also measured by DXL in the heel bone and by DXA in spine and femoral neck in 251 women (mean age 62 +/- 14.5 years) when attending an osteoporosis clinic. The sensitivity and specificity for osteoporosis and osteopenia for the DXL measurements were calculated assuming a low T-score at the spine or femoral neck as the criterion for a correct diagnosis. The sensitivity was found to be 80% for osteoporosis and 82% for osteopenia and the specificity was 82% for osteoporosis and 89% for osteopenia. We conclude that DXL measurement at the heel bone, using a T-score threshold of -2.5 for classification of osteoporosis, is in concordance with the World Health Organization (WHO) definition of osteoporosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0937-941X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
823-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12915958-Absorptiometry, Photon, pubmed-meshheading:12915958-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:12915958-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:12915958-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:12915958-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:12915958-Aging, pubmed-meshheading:12915958-Bone Density, pubmed-meshheading:12915958-Calcaneus, pubmed-meshheading:12915958-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12915958-Femur Neck, pubmed-meshheading:12915958-Forearm, pubmed-meshheading:12915958-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12915958-Lasers, pubmed-meshheading:12915958-Lumbar Vertebrae, pubmed-meshheading:12915958-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:12915958-Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal, pubmed-meshheading:12915958-Predictive Value of Tests, pubmed-meshheading:12915958-Prevalence, pubmed-meshheading:12915958-Reproducibility of Results, pubmed-meshheading:12915958-Sensitivity and Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:12915958-Sweden
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Prevalence of osteoporosis using bone mineral measurements at the calcaneus by dual X-ray and laser (DXL).
pubmed:affiliation
Demetech AB, Solna, Sweden.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study