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8878133

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-2-13
pubmed:abstractText
To assess the symmetry of bone mineral density (BMD) of the hips, we used dual photon absorptiometry (DPA) to asses BMD in 266 normal Chinese women in the bilateral femoral neck, trochanter and Ward's triangle regions. Linear regression analysis of the results showed excellent correlation between the hips. The correlation coefficients for the femoral neck, trochanter and Ward's triangle regions were 0.899, 0.892 and 0.935 respectively, and the standard errors of the estimate (S.E.E.) were 0.029, 0.027 and 0.022 g cm-2 respectively. Pooling the BMD data of corresponding regions (n = 532), the correlation coefficient was 0.813 for femoral neck versus trochanter, 0.889 for femoral neck versus Ward's triangle, and 0.833 for trochanter versus Ward's triangle. Further analysis showed mean correlation coefficients of 0.854 for elderly subjects (age > or = 65 years, n = 51) and 0.887 for younger subjects (age < 65 years, n = 215). In conclusion, assessment of left or right hip BMD may be used to represent the BMD of the contralateral hip and can reduce both the cost and radiation exposure during mass screening for osteoporosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0143-3636
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
711-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Symmetry of bone mineral density in the hips is not affected by age.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopaedics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't