Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation

Table 2 DEXA score in positive anti-CarP patients: It showed increase percentage of patients who have osteoporosis in LS and TH

From: Do anti-carbamylated protein antibodies in rheumatoid arthritis reflect local and systemic osteoporosis? A study of osteoprotegrin and receptor activator for nuclear factor kappa B ligand and radiological assessment

	No. (30) (%)
LS ≤ - 2.5 > - 2.5	22 (73.33) 8 (26.66)
TH ≤ - 2.5 > - 2.5	20 (66.66) 10 (33.33)
Forearm ≤ - 2.5 > - 2.5	12 (40) 18 (60)

LS lumbar spine, TH total hip

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