Assessment of Bone Mineral Density in Male Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by DXA and Quantitative Computed Tomography

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left"> </td><td class="align_center" colspan="2">QCT</td><td class="align_center" colspan="2">DXA</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left"> </td><td class="align_center">Normal</td><td class="align_center">Diminished<svg height="11.8239pt" id="M30" style="vertical-align:-0.04979992pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -11.7741 5.22873 11.8239" width="5.22873pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,0,-5.741)"><path d="M278 -108C276 -72 276 -41 276 6C276 132 289 239 307 279C282 327 275 360 273 404C334 402 369 393 402 372C420 379 445 401 457 422C445 442 420 464 402 471C369 449 334 441 273 439C276 506 281 532 311 583C297 609 275 635 252 647C231 635 207 609 194 583C223 532 229 506 232 439C171 442 135 450 103 471C84 463 60 441 49 422C60 401 84 379 103 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class="align_center">8</td><td class="align_center">29</td><td class="align_center">16</td><td class="align_center">21</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><svg height="11.8239pt" id="M32" style="vertical-align:-0.04979992pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -11.7741 5.22873 11.8239" width="5.22873pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,0,-5.741)"><path d="M278 -108C276 -72 276 -41 276 6C276 132 289 239 307 279C282 327 275 360 273 404C334 402 369 393 402 372C420 379 445 401 457 422C445 442 420 464 402 471C369 449 334 441 273 439C276 506 281 532 311 583C297 609 275 635 252 647C231 635 207 609 194 583C223 532 229 506 232 439C171 442 135 450 103 471C84 463 60 441 49 422C60 401 84 379 103 372C135 393 171 402 232 404C230 360 224 327 199 279C217 239 228 132 228 6C229 -41 229 -72 227 -108H278Z" id="g50-15"></path><glyph.data 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DXA<svg height="10.1524pt" id="M28" style="vertical-align:-0.04990005pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -10.1025 6.17869 10.1524" width="6.17869pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,0,-5.741)"><path d="M486 158C486 177 478 202 466 220C413 228 386 236 336 262C386 288 413 297 466 304C478 323 486 347 485 366C470 376 444 381 422 380C389 338 368 319 321 288C323 345 329 372 349 422C339 442 322 461 305 470C289 461 271 442 262 422C281 372 287 345 290 288C243 319 222 338 189 380C167 381 142 376 125 366C125 347 133 322 145 304C198 296 225 288 275 262C225 236 198 227 145 220C133 201 125 177 126 158C141 148 167 143 189 144C222 186 243 205 290 236C288 179 282 152 262 102C272 82 289 63 306 54C322 63 340 82 350 102C330 152 324 179 321 236C368 205 390 186 422 144C444 143 470 148 486 158Z" id="g50-43"></path><glyph.data ascent="3443" descent="-2856" horiz-adv-x="611" vert-adv-y="611"></glyph.data></g></svg> and QCT<svg height="10.1524pt" id="M29" style="vertical-align:-0.04990005pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -10.1025 11.7596 10.1524" width="11.7596pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,0,-5.741)"><path d="M486 158C486 177 478 202 466 220C413 228 386 236 336 262C386 288 413 297 466 304C478 323 486 347 485 366C470 376 444 381 422 380C389 338 368 319 321 288C323 345 329 372 349 422C339 442 322 461 305 470C289 461 271 442 262 422C281 372 287 345 290 288C243 319 222 338 189 380C167 381 142 376 125 366C125 347 133 322 145 304C198 296 225 288 275 262C225 236 198 227 145 220C133 201 125 177 126 158C141 148 167 143 189 144C222 186 243 205 290 236C288 179 282 152 262 102C272 82 289 63 306 54C322 63 340 82 350 102C330 152 324 179 321 236C368 205 390 186 422 144C444 143 470 148 486 158Z" id="g50-43"></path><glyph.data ascent="3443" descent="-2856" horiz-adv-x="611" vert-adv-y="611"></glyph.data></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,5.56,-5.741)"><path d="M486 158C486 177 478 202 466 220C413 228 386 236 336 262C386 288 413 297 466 304C478 323 486 347 485 366C470 376 444 381 422 380C389 338 368 319 321 288C323 345 329 372 349 422C339 442 322 461 305 470C289 461 271 442 262 422C281 372 287 345 290 288C243 319 222 338 189 380C167 381 142 376 125 366C125 347 133 322 145 304C198 296 225 288 275 262C225 236 198 227 145 220C133 201 125 177 126 158C141 148 167 143 189 144C222 186 243 205 290 236C288 179 282 152 262 102C272 82 289 63 306 54C322 63 340 82 350 102C330 152 324 179 321 236C368 205 390 186 422 144C444 143 470 148 486 158Z" id="g50-43"></path><glyph.data ascent="3443" descent="-2856" horiz-adv-x="611" vert-adv-y="611"></glyph.data></g></svg> detection rates.

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Table 3: Assessment of Bone Mineral Density in Male Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by DXA and Quantitative Computed Tomography 