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Table 2 Comparison of measurements between the groups

From: The clinical necessity of a distal forearm DEXA scan for predicting distal radius fracture in elderly females: a retrospective case-control study

 

Group 1

Propensity-matched group 2

p-value

T-score

 Femoral neck

−1.62 ± 0.73

− 1.53 ± 0.46

0.081

 Total hip

− 1.63 ± 0.72

−1.53 ± 0.51

0.052

 Lumbar spine

−1.46 ± 0.89

−1.44 ± 0.65

0.939

 One-third radius

−1.89 ± 0.31

−1.56 ± 0.38

* < 0.001

 Ultradistal radius

−2.03 ± 0.30

−1.60 ± 0.41

* < 0.001

BMD (g/cm2)

 Femoral neck

0.759 ± 0.336

0.774 ± 0.392

0.081

 Total hip

0.756 ± 0.232

0.772 ± 0.367

0.052

 Lumbar spine

0.966 ± 0.433

0.970 ± 0.351

0.939

 One-third radius

0.504 ± 0.214

0.559 ± 0.312

*0.043

 Ultradistal radius

0.312 ± 0.094

0.354 ± 0.104

*0.041

 FRAX score (%)

5.32 ± 1.17

5.20 ± 1.01

0.251

 T-score < −2.5 at distal forearm DEXA (no. of patients [%])

38 (16.7)

17 (7.5)

**0.004

  1. BMD bone mineral density, FRAX World Health Organization Fracture Risk Algorithm
  2. * p < 0.05; significant difference by Student t-test. ** p < 0.05; significant difference by Chi-squared test