ArticleTherapeutics and clinical risk management2017
Agreement between calcaneal quantitative ultrasound and osteoporosis self-assessment tool for Asians in identifying individuals at risk of osteoporosis.
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- Performance of screening tools for osteoporosis and fractures in community-dwelling elderly Japanese men.Journal of bone and mineral metabolism · 2026Article
- Osteoporosis self-assessment tool for Asians and calcaneal quantitative ultrasound for identifying primary osteoporosis in Taiwanese postmenopausal women.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Article
- Correlations of the Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool for Asians (OSTA) and Three Panoramic Indices Using Quantitative Ultrasound (QUS) Bone Densitometry.Dentistry journal · 2023Article
- QUS characteristics in Normal Population: a Mini Review and our experience.Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders · 2022Article
- The Assessment of the Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool for Asians and Calcaneal Quantitative Ultrasound in Identifying Osteoporotic Fractures and Falls Among Chinese People.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2021Article
- The Performance of a Calcaneal Quantitative Ultrasound Device, CM-200, in Stratifying Osteoporosis Risk among Malaysian Population Aged 40 Years and Above.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Performance of Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool (OST) in Predicting Osteoporosis-A Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Review
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Abstract
backgroundCalcaneal quantitative ultrasound (QUS) is a useful tool in osteoporosis screening. However, QUS device may not be available at all primary health care settings. Osteoporosis self-assessment tool for Asians (OSTA) is a simple algorithm for osteoporosis screening that does not require any sophisticated instruments. This study explored the possibility of replacing QUS with OSTA by determining their agreement in identifying individuals at risk of osteoporosis.
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted to recruit Malaysian men and women aged ≥50 years. Their bone health status was measured using a calcaneal QUS device and OSTA. The association between OSTA and QUS was determined using Spearman's correlation and their agreement was assessed using Cohen Kappa and receiver-operating curve.
resultsAll QUS indices correlated significantly with OSTA (
conclusionThe agreement between QUS and OSTA is minimal in categorizing individuals at risk of osteoporosis. Therefore, they cannot be used interchangeably in osteoporosis screening.
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