Age‐, Site‐, and Sex‐Specific Normative Centile Curves for HR‐pQCT‐Derived Microarchitectural and Bone Strength Parameters in a Chinese Mainland Population
Yu F, Xu Y, Hou Y, Lin Y, Jiajue R, Jiang Y, Wang O, Li M, Xing X, Zhang L, Qin L, Hsieh E, Xia W. Age‐, Site‐, and Sex‐Specific Normative Centile Curves for HR‐pQCT‐Derived Microarchitectural and Bone Strength Parameters in a Chinese Mainland Population. Journal Of Bone And Mineral Research 2020, 35: 2159-2170. PMID: 32564403, PMCID: PMC9719438, DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.4116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomographyPeripheral quantitative computed tomographyVolumetric bone mineral densityCortical bone lossHR-pQCT parametersBone mineral densityHealthy Chinese menNormative reference rangesQuantitative computed tomographyHR-pQCT scansLatest-generation scannersYears of ageHR-pQCT measuresFracture risk assessmentBone strength parametersDifferent disease statesBone lossCortical porosityMineral densityBone microarchitectureEarly diagnosisComputed tomographyChinese menReference rangeNutritional status