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An Updated Reference for Calculating Bone Mineral Density T-Scores

Shanshan Xue, Yuzheng Zhang, Wenjing Qiao, Qianqian Zhao, Dingjie Guo, Binbin Li, Xue Shen, Lijie Feng, Fengyi Huang, Na Wang,

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 2021 · 46 citations · 30 references

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Abstract

We calculated new BMD T-score references at the femoral neck and lumbar spine. We found significant differences in the percentages of individuals classified as having osteoporosis and low bone mass between the updated and existing BMD T-score references.

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