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01.07.2006 | Original Article
Influence of baseline deformity definition on subsequent vertebral fracture risk in postmenopausal women
verfasst von:
L. J. Melton III, D. E. Wenger, E. J. Atkinson, S. J. Achenbach, T. H. Berquist, B. L. Riggs, G. Jiang, R. Eastell
Erschienen in:
Osteoporosis International
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Ausgabe 7/2006
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Abstract
Introduction
Approaches for recognizing vertebral fractures remain controversial.
Methods
An age-stratified population sample of 512 postmenopausal women was followed with serial radiographs for up to 12 years (4455 person-years).
Results
112 women experienced a new vertebral fracture (20% reduction in any vertebral height from baseline) within this study period, for an annual age-adjusted (to US white women ≥50 years of age in 2000) incidence of 23 per 1000. Depending on the morphometric definition used, the prevalence of vertebral deformities at baseline ranged from 3 to 90%. A recent method to standardize vertebral heights produced the best agreement with a qualitative clinical reading of the films [kappa (κ), 0.53]. Almost all of the different baseline definitions predicted future vertebral fractures, but most of the predictive power was attributable to the severe (e.g., 4 SD) deformities included within more generous (e.g., 3 SD) classifications. Whereas the generous definitions were more sensitive, and the restrictive ones more specific, their overall abilities to predict a new vertebral fracture were roughly comparable as evaluated by the c-index (analogous to the area under an ROC curve).
Conclusion
This result suggests that the choice of a morphometry definition depends on the particular application and, in particular, on whether it is more important to maximize sensitivity or specificity.