OBJECTIVE: The first study to predict peritrochanteric @entity174 by the use of T scores amongst the Indian population was performed. This study aimed to assess the risk of @entity174 around the hip in peri-menopausal and postmenopausal @entity1 , and in @entity1 over the age of 35 years using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry, and to analyse whether the result, i.e. the T score, can predict an impending @entity173 . METHODS: T scores of the unaffected hip in 30 @entity1 with peritrochanteric @entity174 were determined, and matched pair analysis was done using a control group without @entity174 . All @entity1 were from a single centre and were evaluated using the same scanner. RESULTS: The mean T score of the 30 @entity1 in the @entity174 group was -3.34 (range, -1.2 to -5.1; standard deviation [SD], 1.032), compared with the mean T score of the 30 control subjects which was -2.41 (range, 0.6 to -5.0; SD, 1.378). T scores of @entity1 from the @entity174 group were significantly lower than those in the control group. CONCLUSION: We infer that T scores are the best predictors for @entity174 risk. A score of -2.5 or lower effectively defines @entity1 at risk and is useful for predicting @entity174 risk in the Indian population. In @entity1 with @entity170 , whether a fall precedes the @entity174 or the @entity174 precedes a fall may not be an issue of debate, but can serve as a basis for prevention of additional @entity174 by instituting appropriate measures in @entity1 at risk.

An age- and sex-controlled matched pair analysis of T scores in ethnic Indians with XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'patients', 'men'] @entity173 :: ('MESH:D006620', 'Disease') :: ['hip fracture'] @entity170 :: ('MESH:D010024', 'Disease') :: ['osteoporosis'] @entity174 :: ('MESH:D050723', 'Disease') :: ['fractures', 'fracture']
@entity173 :: (MESH:D006620,Disease) :: ['hip fractures']
