Fracture risk among older men: osteopenia and osteoporosis defined using cut-points derived from female versus male reference data | Zendy

Julie A. Pasco | Zendy; Stephen E. Lane | Zendy; Sharon L. BrennanOlsen | Zendy; Elizabeth N. Timney | Zendy; Gosia Bucki-Smith | Zendy; Amelia G. Dobbins | Zendy; Geoffrey C. Nicholson | Zendy; Mark A. Kotowicz | Zendy

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Fracture risk among older men: osteopenia and osteoporosis defined using cut-points derived from female versus male reference data

Author(s) -

Julie A. Pasco,

Stephen E. Lane,

Sharon L. BrennanOlsen,

Elizabeth N. Timney,

Gosia Bucki-Smith,

Amelia G. Dobbins,

Geoffrey C. Nicholson,

Mark A. Kotowicz

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

osteoporosis international

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28

H-Index - 170

eISSN - 1433-2965

pISSN - 0937-941X

DOI - 10.1007/s00198-013-2561-9

Subject(s) - osteopenia , medicine , osteoporosis , femoral neck , bone mineral , orthopedic surgery , bone density , physical therapy , surgery

We explored the effect of using male and female reference data in a male sample to categorise areal bone mineral density (BMD). Using male reference data, a large proportion of fractures arose from osteopenia, whereas using female reference data shifted the fracture burden into normal BMD.

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