Factors associated with TBS worse than BMD in non-osteoporotic elderly population: Bushehr elderly health program

Panahi, N.
Ostovar, A.
Fahimfar, N.
Aghaei Meybodi, H.R.
Gharibzadeh, S.
Arjmand, B.
Sanjari, M.
Khalagi, K.
Heshmat, R.
Nabipour, I.
Soltani, A.
Larijani, B.

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Abstract

Background: Bone mineral density (BMD) and trabecular bone score (TBS) are moderately correlated. TBS is sometimes used as an adjuvant to BMD in the fracture risk assessment. Some individuals with normal BMD or osteopenia, have more degraded TBS. We aimed to identify factors associated with TBS worse than BMD in the non-osteoporotic elderly population. Methods: The study subjects were selected from 2384 women and men aged ≥60 years participating in the second stage of the Bushehr Elderly Health program, a population-based prospective cohort study in Iran. The BMDs of different sites and the lumbar spine texture were measured using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and the TBS algorithm, respectively. Subjects were categorized based on their ...