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Lumbar spine bone mineral density and trabecular bone score-adjusted FRAX, but not FRAX without bone mineral density, identify subclinical carotid atherosclerosis.

Jessica PepeG Della GrottaR SantoriV De MartinoM OcchiutoM CilliS MinisolaC Cipriani
Published in: Journal of endocrinological investigation (2021)
FRAX without BMD does not identify subclinical carotid atherosclerosis, while lumbar spine T-score and TBS-adjusted FRAX H similarly detected it with higher specificity for T-score.
Keyphrases
  • bone mineral density
  • postmenopausal women
  • body composition
  • cardiovascular disease
  • type diabetes
  • structural basis