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Table 3 LBM and OP detection rates by QCT and DXA in different glucose metabolic status [cases (%)]

From: The study of bone mineral density measured by quantitative computed tomography in middle-aged and elderly men with abnormal glucose metabolism

 

NBG (97, 70.3%)

ABG (41, 29.7%)

Total (138, 100%)

QCT BMD

NBM

33(34.0%)

9(21.9%)

42(30.4%)

LBM

49(50.5%)

20(48.8%)

69(50.0%)

OP

15(15.5%)

12(29.3%)

27(19.6%)

DXA BMD

NBM

63(64.9%)

28(68.3%)

91(65.9%)

LBM

31(32.0%)

12(29.3%)

43(31.2%)

OP

3(3.1%)

1(2.4%)

4(2.9%)

χ2

33.564

23.250

56.618

P value

0.000*

0.000*

0.000*

  1. Notes: All *P < 0.05
  2. Abbreviations: NBG Normal blood glucose group; ABG Abnormal blood glucose group; DXA Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry; QCT Quantitative computed tomography; BMD Bone mineral density; NBM Normal bone mass; LBM Low bone mass; OP Osteoporosis
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BMC Endocrine Disorders

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