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. 2007 Feb;66(2):271–272. doi: 10.1136/ard.2006.062372

Table 1 Distribution of diagnostic discordances using World Health Organization criteria according to sex.

Male participants (n = 529) Female participants (n = 2486) Total (n = 3015)
Major T score discordance 15 (2.8) 114 (4.6) 129 (4.3)
Hip osteoporosis, normal lumbar 2 5 7
Hip normal, lumbar osteoporosis 13 109 122
Minor T score discordance 218 (41.2) 1032 (41.5) 1250 (41.5)
Hip osteoporosis, lumbar osteopenia 6 30 36
Hip osteopenia, lumbar osteoporosis 58 396 454
Hip osteopenia, normal lumbar 32 106 138
Hip normal, lumbar osteopenia 122 500 622
T score concordance 296 (56) 1340 (53.9) 1636 (54.3)
Hip and lumbar osteoporosis 198 693 891
Hip and lumbar osteopenia 76 453 529
Hip and lumbar normal 22 194 216

Numbers are presented as frequency (percentage).