Table 8.
Distributions of the BMD categories between the two groups based on the FRAX calculations without femur BMD T-scores in the patients with knee osteoarthritis.
|
Non high-risk group
of osteoporotic fracture |
High-risk group
of osteoporotic fracture |
p Value | |
| BMD T-scores, n (%) | < 0.001 * | ||
| Normal | 27 (14.6) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Osteopenia | 110 (59.5) | 6 (11.1) | |
| Osteoporosis | 48 (26.0) | 48 (88.9) |
* p < 0.005. Statistical analysis was performed using Fisher’s exact test. BMD, bone mineral density; FRAX, fracture risk assessment tool.