1. Role of DEXA and ultrasonometry in the evaluation of osteoporotic risk in postmenopausal women
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L. Ciotta, Antonio Cavallaro, Gaetano Zizza, M. Farina, Paolo Giardina, Giovanni Pernicone, Carlo Pafumi, Roccasalva L, Ilaria Maggi, Sebastiano Bandiera, Agata Russo, Antonio Cianci, and Michele Chiarenza
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Bone disease ,Osteoporosis ,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology ,Group B ,Absorptiometry, Photon ,Risk Factors ,Epidemiology ,Medicine ,Humans ,Risk factor ,Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal ,Aged ,Ultrasonography ,Postmenopausal women ,business.industry ,Obstetrics ,Case-control study ,Obstetrics and Gynecology ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Surgery ,Postmenopause ,Case-Control Studies ,Female ,business ,Densitometry - Abstract
Background / aim: The aim of this study was to compare the role of quantitative ultrasonography (QUS) and dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) in the assessment of osteoporosis. Methods: From June 1999 to November 2001, 596 women who have not been diagnosed osteoporosis and without previous history of pathologic fractures were enrolled in this study. They had a mean age of 58.7±8.5 years, a mean height of 166±3.5 cm and a mean weight of 66±4.1 kg. According to the age, women were divided into three groups: group A included women between 45 and 55 years; group B women between 56 and 66 years and group C women between 67 and 77 years. Each patient underwent to both methods to determine the presence of osteoporosis. Results: QUS resulted in a greater number of women of group A at risk of osteoporosis, whereas DEXA indicated that more women of group C were at increased osteoporotic risk. QUS and DEXA gave concordant results only in women of group B. Conclusion: These results suggested that QUS screening for osteoporosis may be more suitable for ‘younger’ postmenopausal women.
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- 2002