Triglyceride Can Predict the Discordance between QCT and DXA Screening for BMD in Old Female Patients

Table 2

Diagnostic results of DXA versus QCT for 192 participants.

Methods	Osteoporosis (%)	Osteopenia (%)	Normal (%)
DXA	72 (37.5)	78 (40.6)	42 (21.9)
QCT	132 (68.8)	54 (28.1)	6 (3.1)
Pearson chi square	49.01
	<0.001

DXA: dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry; QCT: quantitative computed tomography.