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Do australian women have greater spinal bone density than North American women?

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The interpretation of bone mineral densitometry results for a particular individual relies on valid reference data from a representative population sample. To establish local reference data, 411 Australian female volunteers had bone mineral densitometry performed at a single medical centre at the proximal femur and lumbar spine using a Hologic QDR 1000-W dual-energy X-ray absorptiometer. These data were compared with reference material from North American women compiled by Hologic. The Australian volunteers had, on average, 7% greater bone mineral density at the lumbar spine for the age range 25–55 years. Possible explanations for this include an actual population difference or the presence of a differential selection bias between the two samples.

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  1. University of Melbourne Department of Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Australia

    L. Flicker, R. Green, B. Kaymakci & J. D. Wark

  2. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Australia

    M. Lichtenstein

  3. Department of Radiology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Australia

    G. Buirski

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  1. L. Flicker
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Flicker, L., Green, R., Kaymakci, B. et al. Do australian women have greater spinal bone density than North American women?. Osteoporosis Int 5, 63–65 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01623660

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