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. 2017 Mar 27;12(4):644–652. doi: 10.2215/CJN.09850916

Table 2.

Spearman correlations between trabecular bone score and measures of dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry and high-resolution peripheral computed tomography at the baseline visit

Imaging Method Correlation Coefficient
DXA
 Lumbar spine 0.50a
 Total hip 0.29b
 Femoral neck 0.14
 1/3 Radius 0.18
 Ultradistal radius 0.39c
Radius HR-pQCT
 Cortical area 0.40c
 Cortical porosity −0.05
 Cortical density 0.26
 Cortical thickness 0.40c
 Trabecular area −0.06
 Trabecular density 0.37c
 Trabecular no. 0.28
 Trabecular thickness 0.40c
 Trabecular separation −0.33a
 Trabecular heterogeneity −0.34a
 Whole-bone stiffness 0.62a
 Failure load 0.47a
Tibia HR-pQCT
 Cotrical area 0.32b
 Cortical porosity −0.37b
 Cortical density 0.37b
 Cortical thickness 0.27
 Trabecular area 0.06
 Trabecular density 0.27
 Trabecular no. 0.20
 Trabecular thickness 0.21
 Trabecular separation −0.21
 Trabecular heterogeneity −0.20
 Whole-bone stiffness 0.32
 Failure load 0.25

DXA, dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry; HR-pQCT, high-resolution peripheral computed tomography.

a

P<0.001.

b

P<0.05.

c

P<0.01.