Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences
Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences

The Correlation between Trabecular Bone Score and Lumbar Spine Bone Mineral Density in Patients with Normal and High Body Mass Index

Document Type : Original Article(s)

Authors

Alireza Rajaei 1
Ali Amiri 2
Faraneh Farsad 1
Pooneh Dehghan 3

1 Department of Rheumatology, Loghman Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2 General Physician, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

3 Department of Radiology, Taleghani Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.30476/ijms.2019.45413
Abstract
Background: Trabecular bone score (TBS) measures the underlying quality of bone texture using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) images. The present study aimed to investigate the correlation between lumbar spine bone mineral density (BMD) and TBS, and subsequently determine whether the association varies with the body mass index (BMI).
Methods: Data from 548 patients were collected and categorized into three groups according to the relationship between BMD and age. BMD of the lumbar spine (LS) using DXA and TBS from DXA images were measured. Pearson’s correlation coefficient (SPSS software, version 24.0) was used to investigate the association between LS-BMD and TBS, as well as the effect of BMI and age on these parameters. PResults: The total mean TBS was 1.31±0.12. LS-BMD and TBS values significantly decreased with age in both sexes. A statistically significant correlation was found between TBS and LS-BMD (r=0.601). An increase in BMI was associated with a higher LS-BMD score and a lower TBS level. The correlation coefficient between LS-BMD and TBS reduced as the BMI increased. By comparing TBS with BMD, the majority of the patients with osteopenia and osteoporosis had fully degraded and partially degraded TBS, respectively.
Conclusion: TBS was positively correlated with LS-BMD and decreased with age. Moreover, the extent of the correlation varied with respect to BMI.

Keywords

Bone density
Osteoporosis
Cancellous bone
Body mass index
Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 44, Issue 5
September 2019
Pages 374-381


  • Received 18 November 2017
  • Revised 14 February 2018
  • Accepted 04 March 2018

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