TY - JOUR T1 - Bone mineral density testing: Is a T score enough to determine the screening interval? JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO - Cleve Clin J Med SP - 234 LP - 239 DO - 10.3949/ccjm.80a.12069 VL - 80 IS - 4 AU - Krupa B. Doshi AU - Leila Z. Khan AU - Susan E. Williams AU - Angelo A. Licata Y1 - 2013/04/01 UR - http://www.ccjm.org/content/80/4/234.abstract N2 - To find the rational intervals for bone mineral density screening, Gourlay et al (N Engl J Med 2012; 366:225– 233) used T scores to calculate the time required for women age 67 and older with normal bone mineral density or osteopenia to progress to osteoporosis. They estimated that the screening interval for women with normal bone mineral density or mild osteopenia (T score –1.49 or higher) could be as long as 15 years. However, the investigators focused mainly on T scores and when these scores reached –2.5. In our opinion, the testing interval should be guided by an assessment of clinical risk factors and not just baseline T scores. ER -