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01.12.2022 | Original Article
Evaluation of the bone mineral density in the Mexican female population using the Radiofrequency Echographic Multi Spectrometry (REMS) technology
verfasst von:
Rosales-Ortiz Sergio, Rivera García Elaín Nayelli
Erschienen in:
Archives of Osteoporosis
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Ausgabe 1/2022
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Abstract
Summary
The bone health status of a Mexican female population, including a cohort of 455 women aged over 40 years, was assessed by Radiofrequency Echographic Multi Spectrometry (REMS).
Purpose
Assessment of the bone health status in an average female Mexican population with REMS. The secondary objective investigated age- and body mass index (BMI)–related effects on the diagnostic classification and the influence of risk factors for osteoporosis.
Methods
Women aged over 40 years underwent a REMS scan at the lumbar spine and both femoral necks. The degree of correlation of the bone mineral density (BMD) across axial sites was assessed by the Pearson correlation coefficient (r), along with the diagnostic discordance. The association between risk factors, age, and BMI and diagnostic classification was determined by the chi-squared test.
Results
Four hundred seventy-one women were enrolled. Osteoporosis was diagnosed in 11.0%, 8.1%, and 8.3% of cases at the lumbar spine and right and left femoral neck, respectively. The diagnostic agreement between the lumbar spine and femoral necks was about 73% (85% considering a 0.3 T-score tolerance), whereas the agreement between the femoral necks was 97.4% (99.6% considering a 0.3 T-score tolerance). Most of discordant cases were minor discordances. The correlation between the lumbar spine and femoral neck was r = 0.82 and 0.85, respectively, whereas both femoral necks correlated with r = 0.97. As expected, the prevalence of osteoporosis increased with age and decreased as BMI increased.
Conclusion
The widespread applicability of the non-ionizing REMS technology has been demonstrated in a representative Mexican cohort, covering wide age and BMI ranges. Age and BMI variations correlate with the prevalence of osteoporosis, in line with the recent scientific literature.