The Choice of Normative Pediatric Reference Database Changes Spine Bone Mineral Density Z-Scores But Not the Relationship Between Bone Mineral Density and Prevalent Vertebral Fractures Journal Articles uri icon

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abstract

  • OBJECTIVES: Our objectives were to assess the magnitude of the disparity in lumbar spine bone mineral density (LSBMD) Z-scores generated by different reference databases and to evaluate whether the relationship between LSBMD Z-scores and vertebral fractures (VF) varies by choice of database. PATIENTS AND DESIGN: Children with leukemia underwent LSBMD by cross-calibrated dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, with Z-scores generated according to Hologic and Lunar databases. VF were assessed by the Genant method on spine radiographs. Logistic regression was used to assess the association between fractures and LSBMD Z-scores. Net reclassification improvement and area under the receiver operating characteristic curve were calculated to assess the predictive accuracy of LSBMD Z-scores for VF. RESULTS: For the 186 children from 0 to 18 years of age, 6 different age ranges were studied. The Z-scores generated for the 0 to 18 group were highly correlated (r ≥ 0.90), but the proportion of children with LSBMD Z-scores ≤-2.0 among those with VF varied substantially (from 38-66%). Odds ratios (OR) for the association between LSBMD Z-score and VF were similar regardless of database (OR = 1.92, 95% confidence interval 1.44, 2.56 to OR = 2.70, 95% confidence interval 1.70, 4.28). Area under the receiver operating characteristic curve and net reclassification improvement ranged from 0.71 to 0.75 and -0.15 to 0.07, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Although the use of a LSBMD Z-score threshold as part of the definition of osteoporosis in a child with VF does not appear valid, the study of relationships between BMD and VF is valid regardless of the BMD database that is used.

authors

  • Ma, Jinhui
  • Siminoski, Kerry
  • Alos, Nathalie
  • Halton, Jacqueline
  • Ho, Josephine
  • Lentle, Brian
  • Matzinger, MaryAnn
  • Shenouda, Nazih
  • Atkinson, Stephanie
  • Barr, Ronald Duncan
  • Cabral, David A
  • Couch, Robert
  • Cummings, Elizabeth A
  • Fernandez, Conrad V
  • Grant, Ronald M
  • Rodd, Celia
  • Sbrocchi, Anne Marie
  • Scharke, Maya
  • Rauch, Frank
  • Ward, Leanne M

publication date

  • March 2015

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