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ArticleIranian journal of medical sciences2019

The Correlation between Trabecular Bone Score and Lumbar Spine Bone Mineral Density in Patients with Normal and High Body Mass Index.

Alireza Rajaei, Ali Amiri, Faraneh Farsad, Pooneh Dehghan

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Article in Iranian journal of medical sciences, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Alireza RajaeiDepartment of Rheumatology, Loghman Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ali AmiriGeneral Physician, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Faraneh FarsadDepartment of Rheumatology, Loghman Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Pooneh DehghanDepartment of Radiology, Taleghani Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

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backgroundTrabecular bone score (TBS) measures the underlying quality of bone texture using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) images. The present study aimed to investigate the correlation between lumbar spine bone mineral density (BMD) and TBS, and subsequently determine whether the association varies with the body mass index (BMI).

methodsData from 548 patients were collected and categorized into three groups according to the relationship between BMD and age. BMD of the lumbar spine (LS) using DXA and TBS from DXA images were measured. Pearson's correlation coefficient (SPSS software, version 24.0) was used to investigate the association between LS-BMD and TBS, as well as the effect of BMI and age on these parameters. P<0.05 was considered statistically significant.

resultsThe total mean TBS was 1.31±0.12. LS-BMD and TBS values significantly decreased with age in both sexes. A statistically significant correlation was found between TBS and LS-BMD (r=0.601). An increase in BMI was associated with a higher LS-BMD score and a lower TBS level. The correlation coefficient between LS-BMD and TBS reduced as the BMI increased. By comparing TBS with BMD, the majority of the patients with osteopenia and osteoporosis had fully degraded and partially degraded TBS, respectively.

conclusionTBS was positively correlated with LS-BMD and decreased with age. Moreover, the extent of the correlation varied with respect to BMI.

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Body mass indexBone densityCancellous boneOsteoporosis

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