Select the sex , skeletal site , and ethnicity of the subject. Values outside the expected range will not generate a response. The Z -score will appear in the designated box and the results plotted on the graph. More than one data point can be entered on the same subject by entering the age, BMD or BMAD results, followed by the Enter key. Serial data points will be plotted on the graph.
Buttons are available to clear all added points, remove a highlighted point in the box, and print.
If you wish to compare a number of plots on the same scale, you can use the Options button to fix the x and y axis ranges to desired limits. Pressing the button will pop up a dialog box where you can set the limits among other things. To do this, fill in the fields for the Last Name , Middle Initial and the First Name and hit the Enter key. If you want to generate a report suitable for printing, press the Print button. The result will be a new web page that contains a snapshot of the graph as well as a table of the Z -scores.