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Article: Evaluation of a new calcaneal quantitative ultrasound system and determination of normative ultrasound values in southern Chinese women

TitleEvaluation of a new calcaneal quantitative ultrasound system and determination of normative ultrasound values in southern Chinese women
Authors
KeywordsCalcaneus
Chinese women
Normal
Ultrasound
Issue Date1999
PublisherSpringer U K. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.springer.com/medicine/orthopedics/journal/198
Citation
Osteoporosis International, 1999, v. 9 n. 4, p. 312-317 How to Cite?
AbstractQuantitative ultrasound (QUS) assessment at the calcaneus has been found to be a safe and reliable method for evaluating skeletal status. The present study aimed at evaluating the precision of the Sahara bone ultrasound densitometer and to determine the normative QUS data in healthy southern Chinese women. Broadband ultrasound attenuation (BUA), speed of sound (SOS) and qualitative ultrasound index (QUI) were determined. The long-term in vitro precision of the Sahara machine over 6 months was 4.6% for BUA and 0.39% for SOS. The short-term in vivo precision was 3.2 ± 1.3% for BUA, 0.3 ± 0.2% for SOS and 1.8 ± 1.0% for QUI. The standardized precision for BUA, SOS and QUI was 4.4, 3.8 and 2.2 respectively. The normative data were determined in 1086 healthy subjects. Postmenopausal women had significantly lower BUA, SOS and QUI levels than the premenopausal women. Significant negative correlations were observed between QUS indices and age. Bone mineral density (BMD) assessments was performed on 349 of these subjects. BUA correlated significantly with lumbar spine BMD (r = 0.326) and femoral neck BMD (r = 0.395). Similar correlations were observed between SOS, QUI and BMD, with r values ranging between 0.446 to 0.522. Despite the fact that Chinese women have significantly lower BMD values than Caucasian women, the mean BUA values for pre- and postmenopausal Chinese women (73 ± 18 and 59 ± 18 dB/MHz respectively) were almost the same as those reported for Caucasian women. These normative data will be useful in the assessment of southern Chinese women with fracture risk.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/101774
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dc.contributor.authorKung, AWCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorTang, GWKen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLuk, KDKen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChu, LWen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-25T20:03:50Z-
dc.date.available2010-09-25T20:03:50Z-
dc.date.issued1999en_HK
dc.identifier.citationOsteoporosis International, 1999, v. 9 n. 4, p. 312-317en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0937-941Xen_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/101774-
dc.description.abstractQuantitative ultrasound (QUS) assessment at the calcaneus has been found to be a safe and reliable method for evaluating skeletal status. The present study aimed at evaluating the precision of the Sahara bone ultrasound densitometer and to determine the normative QUS data in healthy southern Chinese women. Broadband ultrasound attenuation (BUA), speed of sound (SOS) and qualitative ultrasound index (QUI) were determined. The long-term in vitro precision of the Sahara machine over 6 months was 4.6% for BUA and 0.39% for SOS. The short-term in vivo precision was 3.2 ± 1.3% for BUA, 0.3 ± 0.2% for SOS and 1.8 ± 1.0% for QUI. The standardized precision for BUA, SOS and QUI was 4.4, 3.8 and 2.2 respectively. The normative data were determined in 1086 healthy subjects. Postmenopausal women had significantly lower BUA, SOS and QUI levels than the premenopausal women. Significant negative correlations were observed between QUS indices and age. Bone mineral density (BMD) assessments was performed on 349 of these subjects. BUA correlated significantly with lumbar spine BMD (r = 0.326) and femoral neck BMD (r = 0.395). Similar correlations were observed between SOS, QUI and BMD, with r values ranging between 0.446 to 0.522. Despite the fact that Chinese women have significantly lower BMD values than Caucasian women, the mean BUA values for pre- and postmenopausal Chinese women (73 ± 18 and 59 ± 18 dB/MHz respectively) were almost the same as those reported for Caucasian women. These normative data will be useful in the assessment of southern Chinese women with fracture risk.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherSpringer U K. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.springer.com/medicine/orthopedics/journal/198en_HK
dc.relation.ispartofOsteoporosis Internationalen_HK
dc.subjectCalcaneusen_HK
dc.subjectChinese womenen_HK
dc.subjectNormalen_HK
dc.subjectUltrasounden_HK
dc.subject.meshAbsorptiometry, Photonen_HK
dc.subject.meshAdulten_HK
dc.subject.meshAge Factorsen_HK
dc.subject.meshAgeden_HK
dc.subject.meshAged, 80 and overen_HK
dc.subject.meshAnalysis of Varianceen_HK
dc.subject.meshBody Heighten_HK
dc.subject.meshBody Mass Indexen_HK
dc.subject.meshBody Weighten_HK
dc.subject.meshBone Densityen_HK
dc.subject.meshCalcaneus - ultrasonographyen_HK
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_HK
dc.subject.meshHumansen_HK
dc.subject.meshLinear Modelsen_HK
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_HK
dc.subject.meshReference Valuesen_HK
dc.titleEvaluation of a new calcaneal quantitative ultrasound system and determination of normative ultrasound values in southern Chinese womenen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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dc.identifier.emailKung, AWC:awckung@hku.hken_HK
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