Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 2013 · 89 citations · 15 references
The easiest and most practical way to minimize the biological "noise" associated with undertaking a DXA scan is to have subjects fasted and rested before measurement. Until sufficient data on the smallest important effect are available, both biological and technical "noises" should be minimized so that any small but potentially "real" changes can be confidently detected.
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