PMID: 11900272Mar 20, 2002Paper

Osteoporosis in postmenopausal women (Mexico City): 2. Validation of a predictive clinical index

International Journal of Fertility and Women's Medicine
Sebastián Carranza-LiraJavier Santos

Abstract

To analyze and validate a clinical index (CI) in postmenopausal women that will help to determine the need for bone absorptiometry. 1088 postmenopausal women were studied; age, body mass index (BMI) and time since menopause (TM) were analyzed. A score was attributed to each variable (0 points if it did not increase the risk of osteoporosis or 1 point if it increased it): age < or = 48 years = 0 points, >48 years = 1 point; BMI < or = 32 = 1 point or >32 = 0 points for lumbar spine and Ward's triangle (WT); BMI < or = 30 = 1 point or >30 = 0 points for femoral neck (FN); TM < or = 5 years = 0 points or >5 years = 1 point. In all cases, bone absorptiometry (DEXA) was done. Comparison between groups was determined by Student's t test. Regression models were used to establish possible associations between bone absorptiometry and the clinical variables studied. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed. The most highly significant differences were observed starting from 2 points in lumbar spine and FN. The most important difference in WT was detected starting from 1 point. In L1-L4 average, a significant correlation was established between the CI and age, TM, and BMI (r = 0.707; P < .001), as well as between the CI and the...Continue Reading

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