Table 1. Comparison of Genant’s VD vs. ECF in assessing spine OVF in MrOS (Hong Kong) and MsOS (Hong Kong) studies.
| Grade | Men (n=1,954) | Women (n=1,953) | P value of chi-square | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VD | ECF | VD | ECF | VD (M vs. F) | ECF (M vs. F) | |||
| Grade-0, % | 86.80 | 94.12 | 83.92 | 88.07 | ||||
| Grade-1, % | 8.34 | 1.89 | 5.07 | 3.33 | 0.0004 | 0.0022 | ||
| Grade-2, % | 2.61 | 1.74 | 5.12 | 3.07 | <0.0001 | 0.0030 | ||
| Grade-3, % | 2.25 | 2.25 | 5.89 | 5.89 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||
| Total (Grade 1–3), % | 13.20 | 5.88 | 16.08 | 11.93 | 0.0111 | <0.0001 | ||
Grade 1, 2, 3 indicate prevalence of deformity/fracture in each grade. VD, vertebral deformity; ECF, endplate and/or cortex fracture; OVF, osteoporotic vertebral fracture. [Reproduced with permission from (56)].