Similarity of Bone Mass Measurement among Hip, Spines and Distal Forearm
KOBCHITT LIMPAPHAYOM, M.D.*, SUVIT BUNYAVEJCHEVIN,M.D.*, NIMIT TAECHAKRAICHANA, M.D.*
Affiliation : *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkom University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.
Abstract
From January - December 1995, bone mineral density (BMD) of lumbar spine, hip and
distal forearm were studied in 325 healthy women visiting the menopause clinic, Chulalongkom
Hospital. This retrospective analysis was conducted to assess the correlation of BMD among
various measurement sites. Bone mass measurement at hip and spine were performed utilizing
dual energy X-ray absorptiometer (DEXA), Hologic QDR 2000 and at distal forearm by single
energy X-ray absorptiometer (SEXA), Hologic DTX 100. By canoconical correlation, the
results revealed a significant correlation of BMD of distal and ultra-distal part of forearm with
various sites of hip (r = 0.602, p Keywords :
