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Opportunistic screening using low-dose CT and the prevalence of osteoporosis in China: a nation-wide, multicenter study

Xiaoguang, C.; Kai Ping, Z.; Xiaojuan, Z.; Xia, D.; Yongli, L.; Shuang, C.; Yan, W.; Shao Lin, L.; Yong, L.; Yuqin, Z.; Xigang, X.; YueHua, L.; Xiao, M.; Xiangyang, G.; Wei, C.; Yingying, Y.; Jun, J.; Bairu, C.; Yinru, L.; Jianbo, G.; Guo Bin, H.; Yaling, P.; Yan, Y.; Hiujuan, Q.; Limei, R.; Jian, Z.; Ling, W.; Kai, L.; Haihong, F.; Jing, W.; Shiwei, L.; Blake, G.M.; Pickhardt, P.; Yuanzheng, M.; Xiaoxia, F.; Shengyong, D.; Qiang, Z.; Zhiping, G.; Hind, K.; Wei, T

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Authors

C. Xiaoguang

Z. Kai Ping

Z. Xiaojuan

D. Xia

L. Yongli

C. Shuang

W. Yan

L. Shao Lin

L. Yong

Z. Yuqin

X. Xigang

L. YueHua

M. Xiao

G. Xiangyang

C. Wei

Y. Yingying

J. Jun

C. Bairu

L. Yinru

G. Jianbo

H. Guo Bin

P. Yaling

Y. Yan

Q. Hiujuan

R. Limei

Z. Jian

W. Ling

L. Kai

F. Haihong

W. Jing

L. Shiwei

G.M. Blake

P. Pickhardt

M. Yuanzheng

F. Xiaoxia

D. Shengyong

Z. Qiang

G. Zhiping

K. Hind

T Wei



Abstract

Opportunistic screening for osteoporosis can be performed using low‐dose computed tomography (LDCT) imaging obtained for other clinical indications. In this study we explored the CT‐derived bone mineral density (BMD) and prevalence of osteoporosis from thoracic LDCT in a large population cohort of Chinese men and women. A total of 69,095 adults (40,733 men and 28,362 women) received a thoracic LDCT scan for the purpose of lung cancer screening between 2018 and 2019, and data were obtained for analysis from the China Biobank Project, a prospective nationwide multicenter population study. Lumbar spine (L1–L2) trabecular volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD) was derived from these scans using quantitative computed tomography (QCT) software and the American College of Radiology QCT diagnostic criteria for osteoporosis were applied. Geographic regional differences in the prevalence of osteoporosis were assessed and the age‐standardized, population prevalence of osteoporosis in Chinese men and women was estimated from the 2010 China census. The prevalence of osteoporosis by QCT for the Chinese population aged >50 years was 29.0% for women and 13.5% for men, equating to 49.0 million and 22.8 million, respectively. In women, this rate is comparable to estimates from dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry (DXA), but in men, the prevalence is double. Prevalence varied geographically across China, with higher rates in the southwest and lower rates in the northeast. Trabecular vBMD decreased with age in both men and women. Women had higher peak trabecular vBMD (185.4 mg/cm3) than men (176.6 mg/cm3) at age 30 to 34 years, but older women had lower trabecular vBMD (62.4 mg/cm3) than men (92.1 mg/cm3) at age 80 years. We show that LDCT‐based opportunistic screening could identify large numbers of patients with low lumbar vBMD, and that future cohort studies are now required to evaluate the clinical utility of such screening in terms of fracture prevention and supporting national health economic analyses.

Citation

Xiaoguang, C., Kai Ping, Z., Xiaojuan, Z., Xia, D., Yongli, L., Shuang, C., …Wei, T. (2021). Opportunistic screening using low-dose CT and the prevalence of osteoporosis in China: a nation-wide, multicenter study. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 36(3), 427-435. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbmr.4187

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Sep 17, 2020
Online Publication Date Nov 4, 2020
Publication Date 2021-03
Deposit Date Sep 24, 2020
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
Print ISSN 0884-0431
Electronic ISSN 1523-4681
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 36
Issue 3
Pages 427-435
DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/jbmr.4187

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