Dr Sri Lasya K

Is it high time that we use representative regional standards for the diagnosis of diseases? #Osteoporosis #ICMR #ETHNICA
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Why is there such a significant difference between diagnosis of low bone mass with USA database(Tstd) when compared to the Indian database(Ticmr) among Indians?
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#ETHNICA #Osteoporosis #Ethnic variations

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Estimation of T scores with Hologic using NatIve vs. Caucasian data in IndiAns (ETHNICA): a single center retrospective study - BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders Background The Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scan is considered the current gold standard for the estimation of bone mineral density (BMD). Normative BMD data for the generation of T scores i...

Using NHANES-III BMD reference data, there was a significant overdiagnosis of osteoporosis and osteopenia in India. N Kandasamy et al. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2025 May 7 tinyurl.com/cuf34shp …retrospective study of 1144 individuals aged between 18 and 95 who underwent DXA

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