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Evaluation of Clinical Decision Rules for Bone Mineral Density Testing among White Women
Joint Authors
Turner, Lori
Freeman, Jeanne
Anders, Michael E.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-01-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Osteoporosis is a devastating, insidious disease that causes skeletal fragility.
Half of women will suffer osteoporotic fractures during their lifetimes.
Many fractures occur needlessly, because of inattentiveness to assessment, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of osteoporosis.
Study Purpose.
Study Purpose.
To evaluate the discriminatory performance of clinical decision rules to determine the need to undergo bone mineral density testing.
Methods.
A nationally representative sample from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey consisted of 14,060 subjects who completed surveys, physical examinations, laboratory tests, and bone mineral density exams.
Multivariable linear regression tested the correlation of covariates that composed the clinical decision rules with bone mineral density.
Results.
Increased age and decreased weight were variables in the final regression models for each gender and race/ethnicity.
Among the indices, the Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool, which is composed of age and weight, performed best for White women.
Study Implications.
These results have implications for the prevention, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of osteoporosis.
The Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool performed best and is inexpensive and the least time consuming to implement.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Anders, Michael E.& Turner, Lori& Freeman, Jeanne. 2013. Evaluation of Clinical Decision Rules for Bone Mineral Density Testing among White Women. Journal of Osteoporosis،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Anders, Michael E.…[et al.]. Evaluation of Clinical Decision Rules for Bone Mineral Density Testing among White Women. Journal of Osteoporosis No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Anders, Michael E.& Turner, Lori& Freeman, Jeanne. Evaluation of Clinical Decision Rules for Bone Mineral Density Testing among White Women. Journal of Osteoporosis. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-498521
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-498521