Table 5.
AUC (95% CI) for predicting vertebral fracture in the present study compared with two previous studies [13, 14].
| AUC (95% CI) | This study n = 115 retrospective cohort |
Hans et al. [13] n = 29,407 retrospective cohort |
Iki et al. [14] n = 665 prospective cohort |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBS, LS-BMD | 0.686a (0.584–0.789) | 0.71 (0.69–0.74) | 0.718a (0.662–0.773) |
| TBS, TH-BMD | 0.688a (0.585–0.791) | 0.73 (0.71–0.75) | — |
| TBS, FN-BMD | 0.690a (0.588–0.792) | 0.73 (0.71–0.75) | — |
n, study subjects; AUC, area under the receiving operator curve; CI, confidence interval; TBS, trabecular bone score; BMD, bone mineral density; LS, lumbar spine; TH, total hip; FN, femoral neck. aCombined with age.