Note the following additional corrections to the CMAJ supplement containing the 2002 clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in Canada.1
On page S3, right column, under Definitions, the following text replaces the existing text for numbers 1–3.
1. Normal BMD is defined as a T-score between +2.5 and –1.0, inclusive (i.e., the patient's BMD is between 2.5 standard deviations [SDs] above the young adult mean and one SD below the young adult mean, inclusive).
2. Osteopenia (low BMD) is associated with a T-score between –1.0 and –2.5. …
3. Osteoporosis is defined as a T-score at or below –2.5.
Page S3, right column, fourth paragraph, “whose T-score is below –2.5” should read “whose T-score is at or below –2.5.”
Page S5, Table 3, the first bullet under “Major risk factors” should read “Age ≥ 65 years.”
Page S7, Fig. 2, the box in the upper right of the figure should read “Low BMD by DXA (T-score at or below –2.5).”
Page S11, left column, last paragraph, “and age over 65” should read “and age 65 and older.” Other corrections appear in CMAJ 168(4) and 168(5).2,3
Reference
- 1.Brown JP, Josse RG, for the Scientific Advisory Council of the Osteoporosis Society of Canada. 2002 clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in Canada. CMAJ 2002;167(10 Suppl):S1-S34. [PMC free article] [PubMed]
- 2.Corrections. CMAJ 2003;168(4):400.12591778
- 3.Corrections. CMAJ 2003;168(5):544.12615744