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ArticleOsteoporosis and sarcopenia2025

Femoral bone mineral density reference values by sex and ethnicity: Findings from the Qatar Biobank study.

Fawziya Al-Baker, Mujahed Shraim, Amal Al-Haidose, Atiyeh M Abdallah

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Fawziya Al-BakerDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, QU-Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
Mujahed ShraimDepartment of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, QU-Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
Amal Al-HaidoseDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, QU-Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
Atiyeh M AbdallahDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, QU-Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.

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Objectives: Low bone mineral density (BMD) is a major global health concern due to fracture-related morbidity and mortality. BMD is currently assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) against a US reference population. The aim of the study was to establish an ethnicity- and sex-specific reference for calculating BMD at different femoral sites including femoral trochanter, Ward's triangle and femoral neck in Qatar. Methods: This cross-sectional study analyzed BMD in 4727 (2277 females and 2450 males) healthy Qatari aged between 20 and 82 years participating in the Qatar Biobank (QBB) study. Standard T-scores provided by the densitometer (T Results: Males consistently exhibited higher BMD values for the femoral trochanter, Ward's triangle, and the femoral neck across all age groups compared with females. Using T Conclusions: These findings underscore the need for local ethnicity- and sex-specific BMD reference values. The use of T

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