Open AccessInfluence of different reference databases on categorization of bone mineral density: A study on rural postmenopausal women from Southern India
Author(s) -
Kripa Elizabeth Cherian,
Nitin Kapoor,
Hesarghatta Shyamasunder Asha,
Thomas Nicolaï,
Thomas Paul
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/ijem.ijem_77_18
Subject(s) - medicine , categorization , postmenopausal women , bone mineral , database , osteoporosis , artificial intelligence , computer science
Currently available DXA (Dual energy X-ray Absorptiometry) scanners utilise bone mineral density (BMD) of Caucasian population to calculate T scores and categorise BMD. We studied the influence of various databases on classification of BMD in south-Indian postmenopausal women aged above 50 years.