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Goel H, Binkley N, Boggild M, Chan WP, Leslie WD, McCloskey E, Morgan SL, Silva BC, Cheung AM. Clinical Use of Trabecular Bone Score: The 2023 ISCD Official Positions. J Clin Densitom 2024; 27:101452. [PMID: 38228014 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocd.2023.101452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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Osteoporosis can currently be diagnosed by applying the WHO classification to bone mineral density (BMD) assessed by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA). However, skeletal factors other than BMD contribute to bone strength and fracture risk. Lumbar spine TBS, a grey-level texture measure which is derived from DXA images has been extensively studied, enhances fracture prediction independent of BMD and can be used to adjust fracture probability from FRAX® to improve risk stratification. The purpose of this International Society for Clinical Densitometry task force was to review the existing evidence and develop recommendations to assist clinicians regarding when and how to perform, report and utilize TBS. Our review concluded that TBS is most likely to alter clinical management in patients aged ≥ 40 years who are close to the pharmacologic intervention threshold by FRAX. The TBS value from L1-L4 vertebral levels, without vertebral exclusions, should be used to calculate adjusted FRAX probabilities. L1-L4 vertebral levels can be used in the presence of degenerative changes and lumbar compression fractures. It is recommended not to report TBS if extreme structural or pathological artifacts are present. Monitoring and reporting TBS change is unlikely to be helpful with the current version of the TBS algorithm. The next version of TBS software will include an adjustment based upon directly measured tissue thickness. This is expected to improve performance and address some of the technical factors that affect the current algorithm which may require modifications to these Official Positions as experience is acquired with this new algorithm.
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Affiliation(s)
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- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, United States
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- University of Toronto, Department of Medicine, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; and Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Centre for Metabolic Bone Diseases, University of Sheffield Medical School, Sheffield, UK
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- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment Clinic and DXA Facility, Birmingham, AL, United States
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- Medical School, Centro Universitario de Belo Horizonte (UniBH), MG, Brazil Bone Metabolic diseases Unit, Santa Casa Hospital, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil Clinic of Endocrinology, Felicio Rocho Hospital, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Centre of Excellence in Skeletal Health Assessment, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Osteoporosis Program, University Health Network and Sinai Health System, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Lo JC, Yang W, Park-Sigal JJ, Ott SM. Osteoporosis and Fracture Risk among Older US Asian Adults. Curr Osteoporos Rep 2023; 21:592-608. [PMID: 37542683 PMCID: PMC10858302 DOI: 10.1007/s11914-023-00805-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 08/07/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review summarizes the current knowledge regarding osteoporosis and fracture among older US Asian adults. RECENT FINDINGS Asian adults have lower (areal) bone density than non-Hispanic White adults and thus are more likely to be diagnosed and treated for osteoporosis, despite their lower risk of hip fracture. The latter may relate to favorable characteristics in hip geometry, volumetric bone density, and bone microarchitecture; lower risk of falls; and other clinical factors. The fracture risk calculator FRAX accounts for the lower risk of hip fracture among US Asian adults. However, data on major osteoporotic fracture risk remain limited. Fracture rates also vary by Asian subgroup, which may have implications for fracture risk assessment. Furthermore, among women receiving bisphosphonate drugs, Asian race is a risk factor for atypical femur fracture, an uncommon complication associated with treatment duration. Recent clinical trial efficacy data pertaining to lower bisphosphonate doses and longer dosing intervals may be relevant for Asian adults. More research is needed to inform osteoporosis care of US Asian adults, including risk-benefit considerations and the optimal duration of bisphosphonate treatment. Greater evidence-based guidance for primary fracture prevention among US Asian adults will ensure health equity in the prevention of osteoporotic fractures.
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- Joan C Lo
- Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, 2000 Broadway, Oakland, CA, 94612, USA.
- The Permanente Medical Group, Oakland, CA, USA.
- Department of Health Systems Science, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine, Pasadena, CA, USA.
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- The Permanente Medical Group, Oakland, CA, USA
- Department of Endocrinology, Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center, San Jose, CA, USA
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- The Permanente Medical Group, Oakland, CA, USA
- Department of Endocrinology, Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco Medical Center, South San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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Leslie WD, Binkley N, Hans D. Ethnicity and Fracture Risk Stratification from Trabecular Bone Score in Canadian Women: The Manitoba BMD Registry. J Clin Densitom 2023; 26:83-89. [PMID: 36509619 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocd.2022.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Lumbar spine Trabecular Bone Score (TBS), a grey-level texture measure derived from spine dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) images, is a bone mineral density (BMD)-independent risk factor for fracture. An unresolved and controversial question is whether there are ethnic differences that affect the utility of TBS for fracture risk assessment. The current analysis examined whether self-identified ethnicity (White, Asian, Black) in women age 40 years and older referred for DXA testing affected fracture risk stratification from TBS using a large clinical registry. The study population comprised 63,078 White women, 1,915 Asian women and 329 Black women (n=329) with mean follow up 9.0±5.2 years. There were between group differences in BMI (Black>White>Asian), lumbar spine fat percentage (Asian>White>Black) and lumbar spine tissue thickness (Black>White>Asian). Despite this, lumbar spine TBS was not significantly different between the subgroups, though there was a significant difference in lumbar spine and total hip BMD (Black >White>Asian). TBS provided significant stratification for MOF and any fracture for all ethnicity subgroups, and for hip fracture in White and Asian subgroups (insufficient numbers for analysis in Black women). No significant difference in White vs. Asian or White vs. Black women were identified using a Bonferroni adjusted p-value. In summary, we found that lumbar spine TBS measurements were similar among White, Asian and Black women referred for DXA assessment in Manitoba, Canada. TBS and BMD measurements significantly stratified fracture risk in all three populations without a meaningful difference between groups. This suggests that TBS does not need to be used differently in White vs. non-White populations.
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- William D Leslie
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada..
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- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
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- Bone and Joint Department, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Huang ML, Hsieh TJ, Lin SS, Huang WC. Spine trabecular bone scores and bone mineral density of postmenopausal Taiwanese women. Menopause 2022; 29:1308-14. [PMID: 36126233 DOI: 10.1097/GME.0000000000002058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The aims of the study were to determine the mean trabecular bone score (TBS) of postmenopausal Taiwanese women and to analyze the value of TBS in predicting osteoporosis. METHODS A total of 1,915 postmenopausal women with lumbar spine and hip bone mineral density (BMD) and spine TBS were enrolled from a single medical center into this study. The women's BMD and TBS were measured using dual x-ray absorptiometry (Discovery Wi; Hologic, Bedford, Mass) and iNsight software (Med-Imaps SASU, Merignac, France), respectively. The women's demographic characteristics; lumbar spine, total hip, and femoral neck BMD; and lumbar spine TBS were recorded, and correlations among the parameters were identified using a 2-tailed Pearson test, in which a P value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. We developed simple linear regression models to represent changes related to TBS and performed an analysis of variance on the selected variables. RESULTS The average age of the women was 62.5 ± 9.1 years (range, 25.7-93.7 years). The mean TBS was 1.300 ± 0.086 (range, 1.015-1.596). The TBS was weakly and negatively correlated with body mass index ( r = -0.078) and moderately and positively correlated with the lumbar spine BMD ( r = 0.619). The patients' lowest BMD values among those measured at multiple sites revealed a higher rate of osteoporosis (32.5%) than those measured at individual sites. Degraded TBS were noted in 21.2% of the participants, and a combination of BMD and TBS results predicted more individuals (7.8%) at a high risk of fracture than did the BMD result only. The rates of both osteoporosis and degraded TBS increased with age. CONCLUSIONS Bone mineral density and TBS can be used in combination to predict osteoporosis in a greater number of postmenopausal Taiwanese women. Because the incidence of osteoporosis is the highest among older women, clinicians should pay careful attention to TBS degradation among older patients without low BMD.
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Jain RK, Vokes T. Comment on article "Race/ethnic difference in trabecular bone score in midlife women: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN)". Osteoporos Int 2022; 33:949-950. [PMID: 35075498 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-021-06248-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Rajesh K Jain
- Department of Medicine, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
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Lekamwasam S, Karunanayaka M, Kaluarachchi V, Chandran M, Rathnayake H, Subasinghe S. Ability of FRAX Sri Lanka adjusted for trabecular bone score to discriminate between postmenopausal women with a recent fracture and without a fracture. Osteoporos Sarcopenia 2020; 6:106-110. [PMID: 33102802 PMCID: PMC7573498 DOI: 10.1016/j.afos.2020.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2020] [Revised: 06/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Objectives We evaluated the ability of fracture risk assessment tool (FRAX) Sri Lanka to discriminate between women with a recent fracture and without a fracture, when trabecular bone score (TBS) is added to the calculation. Methods We studied 394 women without previous fractures and 87 women who underwent dual energy X-ray absorptiometry within 3 months after the first fragility fracture. Fracture probabilities (FP) were estimated with and without TBS using Sri Lankan FRAX model and their ability to discriminate those with and without fracture was tested. Results Women without fractures had higher bone mineral densities (BMDs) and lower FPs, compared to those with a recent fracture. Area under curves of receiver operating characteristic for FPs unadjusted were not different from those adjusted for TBS. The odd ratios of FPs unadjusted were not different from those of adjusted. The FPs estimated with TBS were higher, hence the intervention thresholds (ITs) were higher compared to FPs estimated without TBS. Thirty-two percent of women without previous fracture were above the ITs and the inclusion of TBS increased this to 36%. The integrated discriminatory index analysis showed a 8% increase in the discriminatory slope. Conclusions The inclusion of TBS to Sri Lankan FRAX did not show an added advantage in discriminating between postmenopausal women with a recent fracture and without a fracture. TBS inclusion in fracture risk calculation among those without previous fractures, however, showed a marginal increase in the number of women above ITs.
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- Sarath Lekamwasam
- Population Health Research Center, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka
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- Osteoporosis and Bone Metabolism Unit, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka
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Jain RK, Vokes T. Physical activity as measured by accelerometer in NHANES 2005-2006 is associated with better bone density and trabecular bone score in older adults. Arch Osteoporos 2019; 14:29. [PMID: 30826896 DOI: 10.1007/s11657-019-0583-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2018] [Accepted: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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UNLABELLED In an analysis of NHANES 2005-2006, older, but not younger, women and men with higher levels of physical activity had higher TBS, total hip T-score, and femoral neck T-score. Even modest levels of physical activity may be a crucial component of bone health maintenance. PURPOSE Physical activity is associated with improved bone parameters in adolescence, but it is not clear if this persists into adulthood. Further, it is unclear how low levels of physical activity as measured by accelerometer may impact bone parameters. METHODS We analyzed data from subjects from NHANES 2005-2006 over the age of 20 who had accelerometry and bone mineral density (BMD) testing. We analyzed women and men separately and grouped by over or under 50 years of age: 484 younger women, 486 older women, 604 younger men, and 609 older men. Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) was categorized as low (less than 5 min daily), intermediate (5-20 min daily), or high (at least 20 min daily). RESULTS Among younger women and men, there was no significant relationship between MVPA and BMD or trabecular bone score (TBS). Conversely, older women with intermediate and high MVPA had higher TBS (1.360 ± 0.008 and 1.377 ± 0.009 vs 1.298 ± 0.010, p < 0.001), total hip T-score (- 1.02 ± 0.13 and - 0.90 ± 0.09 vs. - 1.51 ± 0.08, p < 0.01), and femoral neck T-score than women with low MVPA, respectively. Similarly, older men with high MVPA had higher TBS, total hip T-score, and femoral neck T-score than men with intermediate and low MVPA. CONCLUSIONS Older, but not younger, women and men with higher levels of activity had higher BMD and TBS. Benefits were noted with as little as 5-20 min of daily physical activity. Our results suggest that physical activity is a crucial component of bone health maintenance.
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- Rajesh K Jain
- Section of Metabolism, Diabetes, and Endocrinology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, 3322 N Broad St, Ste 205, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA.
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- Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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