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. 2019 Jun 11;105(3):252–262. doi: 10.1007/s00223-019-00564-7

Table 3.

Receiver operating characteristic analysis of models predicting previous fracture based on combinations of BMD, bone microarchitectural and FEA parameters

Model Predictors AUC (95% CI)
Men
 1 Femoral neck aBMD 0.61 (0.52, 0.68)
 2 Femoral neck aBMD 0.67 (0.60, 0.75)
Total area
Cortical thickness
Trabecular separation
Women
 1 Femoral neck aBMD 0.70 (0.63, 0.78)
 2 Femoral neck aBMD 0.76 (0.69, 0.83)
Cortical area
Cortical porosity
Trabecular density
Trabecular thickness
 3 Femoral neck aBMD 0.78 (0.70, 0.84)
Cortical area
Cortical porosity
Trabecular density
Trabecular thickness
Bone failure load
Young modulus
Von Mises stresses (trabecular)

aBMD areal bone mineral density; FEA finite element analysis; AUC area under receiver operator characteristic curve