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Relative risk of fracture for each age-adjusted standard deviation decrease in BMD

Relative risk of fracture for each age-adjusted standard deviation decrease in BMD
Skeletal site of BMD measurement Hip fracture Vertebral fracture
Distal radius 1.8 1.7
Proximal radius 2.1 2.2
Calcaneus 2.0 2.4
Spine 1.6 2.3
Femoral neck 2.6 1.8
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BMD: bone mineral density.
Data from: Marshall D, Johnell O, Wedel H. Meta-analysis of how well measures of bone mineral density predict occurrence of osteoporotic fractures. BMJ 1996; 312:1254.
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