Bone Mineral Density in Adult Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Assessed by Both DXA and QCT

Table 4

DXA and QCT ability to detect BMD values below the expected range for age, per vertebra level, and gender distribution.

Z-score ≤ -2.0	All		Males		Females
	DXA ()	QCT ()	DXA ()	QCT ()	DXA ()	QCT ()
L1	3	11	2	7	1	4
L2	2	9	1	6	1	3
L3	4	10	2	7	2	3

: number of patients; L1: lumbar vertebrae 1; L2: lumbar vertebrae 2; L3: lumbar vertebrae 3.