RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
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
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 234
OP 239
DO 10.3949/ccjm.80a.12069
VO 80
IS 4
A1 Krupa B. Doshi
A1 Leila Z. Khan
A1 Susan E. Williams
A1 Angelo A. Licata
YR 2013
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/80/4/234.abstract
AB 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.