Prevalence of osteoporotic bone mineral density at the hip in Britain differs substantially from the US over 50 years of age: implications for clinical densitometry.

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The purpose of this study was to compare hip bone mineral density (BMD) recorded in seven population based cohorts in Britain with the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) US population-based reference data, in order to assess geographic variation in the prevalence of osteoporosis. Men and women aged 50-80+ years were randomly recruited from population and health registers. Dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) equipment was used to measure BMD at the hip, with the fe...

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Authors: Holt, G; Khaw, K; Reid, D; Compston, J; Bhalla, A

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: British journal of radiology
• Volume: 75
• Issue: 897
• Pages: 736-742
• Publication date: 2002-09-01
• DOI: 10.1259/bjr.75.897.750736
• EISSN: 1748-880X
• ISSN: 0007-1285
• Language: English
• Keywords: Osteoporosis; Absorptiometry, Photon; United States; Bone Diseases, Metabolic; Middle Aged; Aged; Prevalence; Female; Bone Density; Great Britain; Male; Aged, 80 and over; Femur; Femur Neck; Humans