Research Article
Radial Quantitative Ultrasound and Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry: Intermethod Agreement for Bone Status Assessment in Children
Table 2
Distribution of subjects by quartiles of bone status according to radial QUS and DXA measures,
(%).
| | DXA quartile | Radial QUS quartile | | <25th | 25th–50th | 50th–75th | >75th | Total |
| | <25th | 15 (11.2) | 8 (6.0) | 4 (3.0) | 7 (5.2) | 34 (25.4) | | 25th–50th | 6 (4.5) | 10 (7.5) | 8 (6.0) | 9 (6.7) | 33 (24.6) | | 50th–75th | 8 (6.0) | 8 (6.0) | 11 (8.2) | 7 (5.2) | 34 (25.4) | | >75th | 4 (3.0) | 8 (6.0) | 11 (8.2) | 10 (7.5) | 33 (24.6) |
| | Total | 33 (24.6) | 34 (25.4) | 34 (25.4) | 33 (24.6) | 134 (100.0) |
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DXA: Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry; QUS: Quantitative ultrasound.
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