Abstract:Background Abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) may overestimate lumbar bone mineral density (BMD) examined by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA); however, the degree of effect of AAC on lumbar BMD has not been quantified. In particular, no study has quantitatively compared and analysed segmental BMD and AAC using computed tomography (CT) scan. Thus, this study aimed to quantify the effect of AAC on BMD measurements using DXA via multiple linear regression analysis. Methods This study retrospectively revie… Show more
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